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SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Microsoft Corp. may accelerate up to $150 million in reimbursements due Yahoo Inc. if their proposed Internet search partnership is approved by regulators. Full Story »

Microsoft plans to buy health-care software maker Sentillion for an undisclosed sum in order to expand its own health-care offerings and capitalize on an upcoming opportunity for new sales. Full Story »

PARIS/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A new email client unveiled by Mozilla this week contains code from an unusual source -- the French military, which decided the open source product was more secure than Microsoft's rival Outlook. Full Story »

REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday its board declared a quarterly dividend of 13 cents. Full Story »

As users eagerly await tablets from companies like Apple and Microsoft, Fusion Garage jumped ahead with the demonstration of JooJoo, a handheld Internet and entertainment gadget with a 12.1-inch touch screen. Full Story »

Another Patch Tuesday, another batch of fixes for critical issues. In December's cycle, Microsoft issued six security bulletins that address 12 vulnerabilities, seven rated as critical. Five of those critical updates fix issues in Internet Explorer that could be used in drive-by attacks. Full Story »

Microsoft may begin collecting royalties again for licensing some protocols because clear technical documentation is now available, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday. Full Story »

San Francisco - Among Microsoft's trials and tribulations in the mergers and acquisitions space, a Microsoft official on Tuesday evening cited fear of dealing with the company as an obstacle Microsoft has had to overcome. Full Story »

A group of companies is starting up an Enterprise Cloud Buyers Council in hopes of removing barriers to enterprise use of hosted cloud computing. Full Story »

Today was Microsoft's final Patch Tuesday of 2009. Microsoft released a total of six new security bulletins, the most urgent one affecting a zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer for which exploit code already exists. Full Story »

Microsoft has posted a reminder that support for Windows 2000 Server and client and Windows XP SP2 will end on July 13. The company is suggesting that consumers and especially organizations still using these OSes should prepare. Full Story »

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp and SAP will attend an EU hearing on Oracle Corp's plan to buy Sun Microsystems Inc that could help EU regulators decide whether to clear or block the deal, two people close to the matter said on Tuesday. Full Story »

Zero-day flaws that allowed for attacks against Internet Explorer 6 and 7, disclosed in late November, pick up critical patches in today's Patch Tuesday, as does Microsoft Office Project and Server 2008. Full Story »

DES MOINES, Iowa - Gov. Chet Culver says Iowa schools will get more than $60 million from the settlement of a lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. Full Story »

Hidden behind the Patch Tuesday updates, Microsoft released two separate security advisories and one set of updates that were not mentioned in the advance notification. Full Story »

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and Microsoft are likely to end a decade-long dispute next week when EU antitrust regulators will accept the U.S. software company's amended offer on allowing consumer choice on Internet browsers, sources said. Full Story »

The European Union and Microsoft are likely to end a decade-long dispute next week when EU antitrust regulators will accept the U.S. software company's amended offer on allowing consumer choice on Internet browsers, sources said. Full Story »

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Yahoo! and Microsoft announced that they have finalized the details of their planned Internet search and advertising partnership. Full Story »