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October 19, 2009 – Microsoft, Yahoo Accord Gets Backing From Ad Agencies
Bloomberg
Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo! Inc., whose Internet-search agreement is under antitrust review by the U.S. Justice Department, received backing from the biggest advertising agencies and a trade group that represents them.
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October 8, 2009 – Justice Department Opens IBM Antitrust Probe
Reuters
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating allegations that International Business Machines abused its dominance of the mainframe business to squeeze rivals, Computer and Communications Industry Association Chairman Ed Black said on Wednesday.
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October 6, 2009 – IT Industry Will Drive Six Million New Jobs by 2013
Tech Watch
A study compiled by research company IDC claims that the expanding IT industry will create as many as 5.8 million jobs worldwide by 2013.
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September 24, 2009 – Google Books Hearing Officially Delayed
CNET News.com
The judge overseeing Google Books settlement has agreed to the plaintiffs' request for a delay of the final hearing scheduled to approve the controversial settlement, which is being reworked by the parties.
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September 15, 2009 – Government Steps into the Cloud
InformationWeek
The Obama Administration committed itself Tuesday to reducing federal computing costs by pursuing cloud computing, but its first steps appear tentative. The administration launched Apps.gov as a storefront where federal agencies may go to purchase on-demand applications from private vendors.
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September 11, 2009 – Microsoft, Yahoo Search Deal Faces DOJ Review
Computerworld
A Microsoft and Yahoo search deal, announced in July, will face an in-depth antitrust review from the U.S. Department of Justice, Microsoft has confirmed.
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October 20, 2009 – Focus on… Windows 7
IP Pro
Microsoft’s Windows 7 is finally set to hit store shelves this week, arriving on a wave of decent reviews and marketing noise - including Windows 7 parties.
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October 7, 2009 – Microsoft, Red Hat Seal the Deal on Interoperability
Network World
Eight months after announcing they would make their virtualization wares interoperable, Microsoft and Red Hat delivered the goods Wednesday on their first major collaboration.
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September 30, 2009 – ICANN Begins Moving Away from U.S. Control
PC Magazine
The Department of Commerce relinquished some of its control over the Internet’s governing body Wednesday in an agreement intended to allow more international participation in the process.
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September 29, 2009 – Microsoft Releases Final Security Essentials
ChannelWeb
Microsoft released the final version of its new antimalware scanner, Microsoft Security Essentials, which is free and currently available to Windows users as of Tuesday.
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