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SpaceCurve raises $2.7M for ‘big data’ service, names CEO

by John Cook on February 14, 2012February 14, 2012 at 8:37 amComment

SpaceCurve, a Seattle startup that’s developing new ways to analyze location-based services, social media chatter and other information, has raised $2.7 million and named John Slitz as CEO. Investors in… Read More

Gates spars with lawyer over Windows 95, jurors yawn

by Todd Bishop on November 23, 2011November 23, 2011 at 8:20 am 4 Comments

It must have pretty exciting for jurors in Salt Lake City to see Bill Gates arrive to testify in Novell’s antitrust case against Microsoft. That was Monday. By yesterday the… Read More

Bill Gates slated to testify in Windows 95 antitrust case

by Todd Bishop on October 17, 2011October 17, 2011 at 3:51 pm1 Comment

They say the wheels of justice turn slowly, but this is getting a little crazy. Microsoft has listed Bill Gates as a potential witness in a new trial over antitrust… Read More

Microsoft extends SUSE deal, agrees to buy another $100M in Linux support

by Todd Bishop on July 25, 2011July 25, 2011 at 8:58 am1 Comment

Linux vendor Novell Inc. is no longer a standalone company, but Microsoft today announced an agreement with its successor, Attachmate’s SUSE unit, to extend by four years the technology collaboration… Read More

Attachmate: Proud owner of a 20-year-old Microsoft antitrust dispute?

by Todd Bishop on May 4, 2011May 4, 2011 at 9:59 amComment

A federal appeals court yesterday kept alive a 2004 antitrust lawsuit in which Novell accused Microsoft of anti-competitive tactics dating back to the early 1990s. Here’s the twist: The ruling… Read More

DOJ review of Microsoft patent buy delays Novell deal

by Todd Bishop on March 14, 2011March 14, 2011 at 9:26 am1 Comment

The U.S. Justice Department is taking longer than expected to review the sale of 882 patents by Novell to a Microsoft-led consortium, delaying the related acquisition of Novell by Seattle-based… Read More

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