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January 28, 2008
US v Microsoft: who really won?
...the DoJ accused the Microsoft Corporation of monopolisation. The...was accused of destroying a rival in browserware – Netscape...applications. This would deprive Microsoft’s Windows operating...new armies to do battle in Washington and Brussels. The sleeping...fundamental assertion in US v Microsoft. Did Microsoft’s tactics serve to protect a Windows monopoly that... By Thomas Hazlett
November 7, 2007
Microsoft plans Irish datacentre
...and search-processing warehouse. Microsoft has a facility at Quincy in Washington, which went online in April, and...the internet lives" and they are a critical part of the infrastructure for Microsoft's software and internet-based...itself of the 12.5 per cent rate of corporation tax. * Microsoft said yesterday that... By John Murray Brown in Belfast
November 23, 2009
The corporate diplomats
...As an example, Mr Beccalli points to a Scandinavian executive who had...September 11 2001 attacks on New York and Washington, many at GE were sceptical. “It took me a lot of time to convince the corporation it was an opportunity,” he adds...status as company veterans who have had a number of roles helps them avoid problems. Mr Courtois was Microsoft’s 11th employee in France and only... By Richard Milne
May 8, 2006
US retreat opens way for treaty on broadcasting
...deal with both issues separately was a win-win outcome for everyone, she...of traditional broadcasters, this is a major breakthrough.” The new treaty...in webcasting, such as Yahoo, News Corporation, Microsoft and AOL/Time Warner, have been lobbying Washington for similar rights to traditional broadcasters...on the internet. Critics fear such a move would put up new barriers to accessing... By Frances Williams in Geneva
December 4, 2009
The rise and fall of MySpace
...the best part of four decades building a newspaper, film and television empire...internet. As founder and chairman of News Corporation, one of the world’s biggest and most...summer, News Corp desperately needed a bigger presence online. The way in...was highly contested, with Yahoo and Microsoft falling over themselves to win the business...Donald Graham, chief executive of the Washington Post. “I ended up sitting with Rupert...recalls Van Natta. “He is a very personable guy and we had a very... By Matthew Garrahan
November 24, 2009
The corporate diplomats
...the second. That enables him to be a bridge between headquarters and the...As an example, Mr Beccalli points to a Scandinavian executive who had to make...September 11 2001 attacks on New York and Washington, many at GE were sceptical. "It took me a lot of time to convince the corporation it was an opportunity," he adds...them avoid problems. Mr Courtois was Microsoft's 11th employee in France and only... By Richard Milne
August 19, 2007
Democrats to close tax door
...tax laws can achieve improvements in a company’s profitability that would take a chief executive years to accomplish...earnings-enhancing potential of tax law. Microsoft ranks top among companies lobbying in Washington for tax advantages, employing 63 professional...draw up the rules. But the stroke of a pen can also undo years of careful planning...Panasonic, Suez, Swiss Re, Tata, Thomson Corporation and Unilever. Nancy McLernon, of the... ByEoin Callan in Washington
June 20, 2005
Microsoft offers a chance for soft power to push for hard social change in China
...receptive Chinese market, Washington's formulation of a successful China policy demands...recognise that China presents a opportunity for the American corporation to influence social change...communication channels like Microsoft, however imperfect their...the Chinese government, is a good start. Ben Bain, Washington DC 20009, US By Ben Bain
January 20, 2009
Obamaramic
...generated content on the web. CNN and Microsoft are collaborating to create a 3D walk-through of the inauguration...at the event will be processed by Microsoft's Photosynth engine and fused together through common details to create a 3D environment. "From the vast sweep...event. Not to be outdone, Harris Corporation, the communications company, has...offering 3D virtual views of downtown Washington DC. Rawer footage is on offer from... By Chris Nuttall
November 26, 2007
A UK marketing group leads the field in Washington power game
...companies, candidates and issues a single corporation and its network can represent. Craig Holman, a campaign finance lobbyist for Public Citizen, a Washington watchdog, says WPP epitomises the “monopolisation...begin to conflict. “We are seeing a mega-corporation hold many of the largest, most influential firms in Washington under one roof. They have clients... By Stephanie Kirchgaessner