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2012

Microsoft Acquires Cloud-Storage Appliance Provider StorSimple

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Redmond, Washington - In the race against stiff competition from Amazon EC2 and Rackspace, Microsoft is expanding its new 'devices and services company' mission to heart on the enterprise side of the house, too. It just announced today that it has acquired cloud-integrated storage device, StorSimple, the compliment to its cloud-based infrastructure, Azure.

Microsoft Drags Google Into Motorola Patent Case In Germany

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Munich, Germany -- Trouble is brewing for Google-owned Motorola Mobility. The Redmond Vole has been waging war in a German courtroom against Motorola Mobility, over the weekend confirmed that it will expand an infringement case against none other than Google, the smartphone maker's parent company for an ongoing patent case against Motorola in Germany.

Microsoft Snaffles Security Authentication Provider PhoneFactor

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Redmond, Washington - Relentlessly striving to keep its services fully modernize, software behemoth Microsoft announced that it has acquired multi-factor authentication specialist PhoneFactor with the goal of integrating the company's technology into its cloud services and to protect business applications that enterprises deploy on smartphones for employees and customers, for an undisclosed amount, the companies said on October 4.

Microsoft Amasses Influence For Bing With Klout Investment

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Redmond, Washington - Software behemoth Microsoft is amassing a little influence for its number-two-ranked search engine with a new strategic investment in Klout, and a multi-year technical partnership to mesh the social influence-scoring technology with Bing and search data to Klout.

Microsoft, RIM Endorses Patent Deal On Storage Technology

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Redmond, Washington -- In a fresh move to make quick bucks out of its loads of patents, Microsoft and Research In Motion today said they have signed a patent licensing agreement that gives RIM access to Microsoft's exFAT file system technology.