IDC: Microsoft's Yahoo Deal Could be a Big Hit

If Microsoft plays its cards right, a combination with Yahoo could create a successful competitor to Google, a major research firm says.
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Ballmer Fills in 'Software-Plus-Services' Plan

CEO Steve Ballmer talks up the company's approach to services and how they integrate with its software products.
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Report: Enterprise Search Will Top $1 Billion by 2010

Consolidation will slow growth, but Gartner says the enterprise search market is close to $1 billion already.
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Ballmer: Software Vision Will Continue

Whether Microsoft wins or loses its bid to buy Yahoo, the company is on an inexorable path to fulfill its software-plus-services vision.
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Web 2.0 Goes to Work

Whizzy new enterprise apps sneak in via early adopters. How is IT coping?
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MySpace Set to Launch Developer Platform

With a newly minted COO, the world's largest social network is taking its developer site live with hopes of widgets soon rolling in.
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Can't We All Just Communicate?

At DEMO, new products and services use the Web to advance communications.
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Can QlikTech Reveal Digg's Secrets?

"Dugg Analyzer" analyzes traffic and posting patterns on the popularity Web site.
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IBM's Web 2.0 Platform Mashes Up Business, Social

With a host of Web 2.0 announcements at Lotusphere, IBM moves forward with its social enterprise offerings.
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Internet Explorer 8 Tries New Compatibility Solution

Seeking to address a longstanding problem for Web surfers and designers alike, Microsoft will improve IE8's ability to display Web content.
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