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8 min ago | AmericanBankingNews.com

Microsoft Corp Receives Equal Weight Rating from Barclays Capital

's stock had its "equal weight" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Barclays Capital in a report released on Wednesday, Stock Ratings Network.com reports.

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Related Topix: Startups

3 hrs ago | ComputerWorld

Citrix links cloud-based storage to Microsoft SharePoint and Azure

Citrix Systems is making its cloud-based storage service ShareFile more Microsoft-friendly with SharePoint integration and the ability to store data on Azure.

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Related Topix: Citrix Systems, Software, ShareFile, Startups, Microsoft

4 hrs ago | Wall Street Journal

Microsoft Creates 'Yammer North' in Redmond to Learn New Software Tricks

Microsoft has been quietly operating a group inside its Redmond, Wash., headquarters called Yammer North in an effort to integrate Yammer into its vast software business, Venture Capital Dispatch has learned.

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Related Topix: Yammer, Startups, Sentillion, Redmond, WA, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Social Software

6 hrs ago | Cleveland.com

Twitter adds security measure to logins

Twitter said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to enroll in a login verification program .

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Related Topix: Twitter, Startups

6 hrs ago | Insider Monkey

Why Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Is the Best Investment in Cloud Computing

Microsoft Corporation , the American software giant founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975, is arguably the most overlooked tech stock in the market due to the perceived maturity of its Windows and Office product lines.

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Related Topix: Startups, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology, Science, Computer Science, Bill Gates, Apple, Google

10 hrs ago | PC World

New Microsoft Kinect enters PC motion-controller wars

Microsoft isn't going to sit idly by as companies like Leap Motion and Thalmic Labs bring motion control to PCs.

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Related Topix: Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, Startups, Microsoft, The, Deep Silver, X360, Microsoft Xbox

13 hrs ago | MarketWatch

Tech Stocks: NetApp, Apple rise; Microsoft, Oracle slide

Apple Inc. and NetApp Inc. led the tech sector higher Wednesday, but the group was weighed down by declining shares of Oracle Corp.

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Related Topix: Startups

16 hrs ago | Computer And Video Games

Next-gen Xbox Live details: Background downloads, skill tracking, 1000 friends

Xbox Live will receive enhanced cloud functionality, improved matchmaking and new social features when the new Xbox One console arrives 'later this year', Microsoft has detailed.

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Related Topix: Game., Video Games, X360, Microsoft Xbox, Startups

20 hrs ago | I-Newswire.com

DataArt Achieves Microsoft Gold & Silver Competencies in Multiple Categories

New York May 21, 2013 - DataArt, a custom software development company that builds advanced solutions for select industries, announced today that it has been distinguished in several new Microsoft Gold & Silver Competency categories,demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft Corp.

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Related Topix: Startups, DataArt, New York

Tue May 21, 2013

BetaNews

Microsoft baits PhoneGap developers with Surface Pro and Windows Phone 8 devices

Despite what some folks would lead you to believe, sheer numbers are actually meaningless when it comes to app stores.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups

The Globe and Mail

You don't need an Xbox to appreciate Microsoft

When Microsoft Corp. announced this month that it was tweaking its Windows 8 operating system in response to a poor reception following its launch in October, you could almost hear the collective one-word response from investors who have avoided Microsoft shares: typical.

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Related Topix: Startups, Microsoft, X360, Microsoft Xbox, Video Games, Las Vegas, THQ

GiantBomb.com

Microsoft (Sorta) Addresses Big Xbox One Questions [UPDATED]

UPDATE: The used games stuff only gets weirder and weirder. Xbox exec Phil Harrison told Eurogamer there's a fee associated with used games, while Xbox Support is saying the exact opposite on Twitter.

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Related Topix: X360, Video Games, Microsoft Xbox, Startups

Seattle Times

Business Highlights

Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, easily survived a vote Tuesday that would have called on him to give up his role as chairman of the nation's largest bank.

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Related Topix: The, Video Games, Deep Silver, X360, Microsoft Xbox, Startups, Francois Hollande

TechCrunch

After Months Of Speculation, Microsoft Officially Reveals Skype For The Xbox One

Chris Velazco is a mobile enthusiast and writer who studied English and Marketing at Rutgers University.

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Related Topix: The, Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, Deep Silver, X360, Microsoft Xbox, Startups, Marketing

The Beaumont Enterprise

Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment

In this product image released by Microsoft, a Project Natal sensor for the XBOX 360 is shown.

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Related Topix: The, Video Games, Deep Silver, X360, Microsoft Xbox, Startups, Redmond, WA, 2012, Gliese Games

Bangkok Post

Google set to challenge Microsoft Office

Sources claim the search giant Google is set to roll out a true alternative to the Microsoft Office productivity suite.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Science / Technology, Microsoft Office, Quickoffice, Microsoft

VentureBeat

With $19B in revenue, Microsoft's server and tools' chief says...

He calls upon entrepreneurs to work hard, innovate, be bold, and take risks. He is fascinated at the prospect of education meeting neuroscience.

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Related Topix: Startups, Microsoft, Science, Computer Science, Social Software, Bill Gates

CRN

Ransomware Attack Now Steals Passwords, Microsoft Warns

The cybercriminal gang behind a dangerous ransomware attack, which locks victims out of their computer systems and scams them by demanding cash to fix the problem, has added password-stealing functionality to the malware, according to Microsoft researchers that have documented some of the latest attacks.

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Related Topix: Startups, Microsoft

Mon May 20, 2013

ComputerWorld

Microsoft launches local region for Azure cloud

Microsoft is in the process of rolling out a new Australian region for its Windows Azure family of cloud services.

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Related Topix: Startups, Microsoft

Digital Trends

Microsoft puts $75,000 up for grabs in short-form video contest

MSN is holding a global contest that will give the winner $75,000 to produce an original short-form online show to be made up of 12 one-minute episodes.

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Related Topix: Startups, Microsoft, X360, Microsoft Xbox, Video Games

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