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Microsoft gives Yahoo three weeks to accept offer

Saturday, April 5, 2008

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If you’ve been keeping up with the Microsoft-Yahoo acquisition, you know that it has been nothing but a stalemate. It started out with Microsoft offering to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion and a few days later, Yahoo rejected the offer. Since then, the two companies have done nothing to speed up the process due to [...]

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Microsoft acquires DC based Komoku

Friday, March 21, 2008

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Microsoft announced today that it has acquired Komoku Inc., developer of a product protecting against malicious software attacks. Offering protection against “Rootkits,” the Komoku name and brand will be retired. Microsoft will however incorporate its technologies into its business line of computer security software. According to director of marketing at Microsoft’s Security and Access division, [...]

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