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IBM buys Platform Solutions, ending dueling lawsuits

July 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

IBM announced on Wednesday that it has bought Platform Solutions Inc., acquiring its California rival's technology and ending lawsuits which the firms had filed against each other.


Michael Dell buys $100 million in stock

July 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- In recent days, Chief Executive Michael Dell has bought about $100 million worth of stock in Dell Inc., the shares of which rallied this spring but are still near a five-year low.


Microsoft seeks partners for new bid for Yahoo: WSJ

July 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Microsoft is considering a new attempt to buy part of Yahoo in a deal with other media companies that would likely see a break-up of the Internet firm, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.


US senator pledges antitrust review of Google-Yahoo deal

June 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

The head of the US Senate's antitrust panel has pledged a "careful review" of the joint venture on online search advertising announced by Yahoo and Google.


Intel acknowledges new step in US antitrust probe

June 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 4

Computer chip titan Intel Corp. said Friday it had received a subpoena this week from US antitrust regulators after a two-year informal review on "competition in the microprocessor market."


Microsoft and Yahoo rise on deal talks report

July 02, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. shares rose more than 5 percent Wednesday as The Wall Street Journal reported Microsoft Corp. has talked to other media companies about teaming up to buy Yahoo's search business.