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Ambitious Microsoft posts strong profit
Oct 25 2007 11:55PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - After Microsoft Corp. executives laid out plans in July to win at Web search, online advertising, Web-based software and video games, analysts wondered if the world's largest software maker had too many balls in the air. Microsoft's answer, in the form of its fiscal first-quarter results announced Thursday, was a resounding "no."
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Ambitious Microsoft posts strong profit
Oct 25 2007 11:55PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - After Microsoft Corp. executives laid out plans in July to win at Web search, online advertising, Web-based software and video games, analysts wondered if the world's largest software maker had too many balls in the air. Microsoft's answer, in the form of its fiscal first-quarter results announced Thursday, was a resounding "no."
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Ambitious Microsoft posts strong profit
Oct 25 2007 11:55PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - After Microsoft Corp. executives laid out plans in July to win at Web search, online advertising, Web-based software and video games, analysts wondered if the world's largest software maker had too many balls in the air. Microsoft's answer, in the form of its fiscal first-quarter results announced Thursday, was a resounding "no."
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Ambitious Microsoft posts strong profit
Oct 25 2007 11:55PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - After Microsoft Corp. executives laid out plans in July to win at Web search, online advertising, Web-based software and video games, analysts wondered if the world's largest software maker had too many balls in the air. Microsoft's answer, in the form of its fiscal first-quarter results announced Thursday, was a resounding "no."
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Baidu.com says 3Q profits double
Oct 25 2007 8:19PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Search engine Baidu.com Inc. said Friday its third-quarter profits more than doubled on strong traffic growth despite search giant Google Inc.'s efforts to expand in China.
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Baidu.com says 3Q profits double
Oct 25 2007 8:19PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Search engine Baidu.com Inc. said Friday its third-quarter profits more than doubled on strong traffic growth despite search giant Google Inc.'s efforts to expand in China.
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BEA sets sales price of $21 per share
Oct 25 2007 8:07PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Business software maker BEA Systems Inc. put itself on the auction block Thursday, demanding at least $21 per share in an effort to prod rival Oracle Corp. into raising its current bid by $1.5 billion.
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CNet sells Webshots for $45 million
Oct 25 2007 7:25PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Online technology news and entertainment provider CNet Networks Inc. has sold photo-sharing site Webshots to American Greetings Corp. for $45 million, substantially less than the service cost to acquire three years ago.
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Vonage settles Verizon's patent suit
Oct 25 2007 6:27PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Vonage Holdings Corp., the beleaguered provider of Internet-based telephone service, said Thursday it has settled a patent lawsuit brought by Verizon Communications Inc. for a maximum of $120 million.
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XM 3Q loss widens on rising expenses
Oct 25 2007 4:41PM (CT)
McLEAN, Va. (AP) - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter loss widened as sales through retail outlets slowed and the company faced increased costs related to its planned acquisition by smaller rival Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.
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Motorola profit dives but outlook better
Oct 25 2007 3:58PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Motorola Inc.'s third-quarter earnings plummeted 94 percent but the cell-phone company still managed to impress Wall Street with its progress, improving from its dismal first-half performance and serving notice its turnaround effort may be taking hold.
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EMC shares hit 6-year high
Oct 25 2007 3:42PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - EMC Corp., which is enjoying a resurgence in its stock after spinning off fast-growing software maker VMware Inc., got another boost after reporting a hefty increase in its third-quarter profit _ news that sent EMC's shares to a new six-year high of $24.61.
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Microsoft deal values Facebook at $15B
Oct 25 2007 2:05PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - It's hard to determine what's more surprising about Microsoft Corp.'s investment in Facebook Inc. _ the appraisal that valued a 3 1/2-year-old Internet hangout at $15 billion or the rare snub of online search leader Google Inc.
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Microsoft deal values Facebook at $15B
Oct 25 2007 2:05PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - It's hard to determine what's more surprising about Microsoft Corp.'s investment in Facebook Inc. _ the appraisal that valued a 3 1/2-year-old Internet hangout at $15 billion or the rare snub of online search leader Google Inc.
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Sony 2Q profit soars on electronics
Oct 25 2007 12:21PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A recovery in electronics sales offset losses in video games and helped boost Sony's profit for the July-to-September quarter more than 40-fold over the same period a year ago.
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Sony 2Q profit soars on electronics
Oct 25 2007 12:21PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A recovery in electronics sales offset losses in video games and helped boost Sony's profit for the July-to-September quarter more than 40-fold over the same period a year ago.
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Sony 2Q profit soars on electronics
Oct 25 2007 12:21PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A recovery in electronics sales offset losses in video games and helped boost Sony's profit for the July-to-September quarter more than 40-fold over the same period a year ago.
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Sony 2Q profit soars on electronics
Oct 25 2007 12:21PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A recovery in electronics sales offset losses in video games and helped boost Sony's profit for the July-to-September quarter more than 40-fold over the same period a year ago.
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Teen's ticket hinges on GPS vs. radar
Oct 25 2007 12:07PM (CT)
WINDSOR, Calif. (AP) - Given the option of contesting a traffic ticket, most motorists _ 19 out of 20 by some estimates _ would rather pay up than pit their word against a police officer's in court.
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Comcast 3Q profit tumbles, shares slide
Oct 25 2007 11:57AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Comcast Corp., the nation's biggest cable TV systems operator, said Thursday that its third-quarter profit fell 54 percent and new customer additions slowed amid intensified competition from phone and satellite TV companies.
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Intel, scholars explore tech frontier
Oct 25 2007 12:42AM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - On university campuses in three states, teams funded by Intel Corp. are exploring the future of computing _ and of the market for Intel's industry-driving microprocessors.
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VMware's strong 3Q impresses Wall Street
Oct 25 2007 12:37AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Geopolitical instability, a looming economic slowdown, competition from startups and a rivalry with the world's largest software company haven't dampened Wall Street's enthusiasm for newly public VMware Inc.
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VMware's strong 3Q impresses Wall Street
Oct 25 2007 12:37AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Geopolitical instability, a looming economic slowdown, competition from startups and a rivalry with the world's largest software company haven't dampened Wall Street's enthusiasm for newly public VMware Inc.
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