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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.


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."


TomTom completes takeover of Tele Atlas

June 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Dutch navigation products company TomTom announced Thursday the conclusion of its 2.9 billion euros (4.5 billion dollars) takeover of digital map creator Tele Atlas.