Microsoft Banks on Money 2005
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Microsoft is taking Money back to the "essentials". The software giant is banking on having successfully met customers' requests for a simple financial solution that is powerful enough to address their three primary areas of concern: account balances, monitoring spending and paying bills.
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Pump cash into industrials, take a  chance on drugs and be selective with technology -- that is the  opinion of some money managers on Wall Street as they look  ahead to 2005.
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Microsoft said it will deliver an &quot;update rollup&quot; for Windows 2000 in mid-2005, rather than a final service pack for the operating system.
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It&#39;s willing to pay more than $52 million in cash for Frango, a developer of financial-consolidation and reporting software. By Rick Whiting.
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If you&#39;re one of about 200 million people using older versions of Windows and you want the latest security enhancements to Internet Explorer, get your credit card ready.
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SBC Communications SBC.N will pay  Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O at least $400 million over 10 years  for technology to help SBC sell video services over its  upgraded broadband lines, the companies said Wednesday.
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Wall Street Journal reports  Microsoft may take a stake of up to $500 million in social network, which could push valuation toward the $10 billion mark.
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com October 15, 2004, 5:11 AM PT. Wood paneling and chrome made your dad&#39;s station wagon look like a million bucks, and they might also be just the ticket for Microsoft&#39;s fledgling
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The Wall Street Journal says Microsoft has proposed an investment that would give it a stake of up to 5 percent in Facebook.
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MicrosoftÂ by mid-2006 plans to release a new version of its BizTalk Server business integration software, offering support for SQL Server 2005 and simplified management, among other features.
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Microsoft today reported first quarter 2005 revenue of $9.19 billion and net income of $2.9 billion, figures that exceeded the company's guidance from July.
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WHAT MICROSOFT DID: Paid &#36;536 million cash to rival Novell Inc. to settle potential antitrust complaints over Microsoft's alleged actions toward Novell's Netware operating system, which competes with Windows software. Paid a smaller amount to the Washington-based Computer and Communications Industry Association, a trade group.
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Intuit, Best Software offer new features, prices with 2005 editions.
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The software maker has released a downloadable version of its financial package for consumers.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft may take a stake of up to $500 million in social network, which could push valuation toward the $10 billion mark.
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FOR Microsoft shareholders, Christmas may come early this year in the form of a one-off $US2.35 ($3) dividend that&#39;s part of the company&#39;s plan to return some of its $US50.
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It looks like another case of Microsoft paying off to save legal hassles and possible bigger punishments in the future. Microsoft has reached a settlement worth USD 536 Million with the much in news corporation Novell.