Tag: PARTNERSHIP

Well, it's official. The Microsoft/Yahoo! deal that wouldn't die isn't dead yet. While Microsoft formally withdrew its buyout offer for Yahoo! a few weeks ago, last night the company issued a statement saying that it still had designs on Yahoo! Whether that means the buyout of just a portion of Yahoo!'s business or some sort of strategic partnership remains unclear. What is clear is that Yahoo! ...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water (or at least use Flickr without fear that Microsoft would start requiring WGA validation), Microsoft released a statement saying it's not quite done with this whole Yahoo! thing yet. No, the company isn't putting another bid on the table for an outright acquisition of Yahoo!, but Microsoft isn't ruling that out either. In a nutshell, ...

It seems Yahoo! recently lost faith in its ability to advertise, and it almost seems desperate to try something very different. In fact, the company seems so desperate in a Web-world increasingly dominated by Google, that it's going to give AdSense a shot. Yes, Yahoo! will host Google ads on its own site. Though the mini-partnership is cute and we're sure they'd make a fun but powerful couple, ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Google_announces_free_communication_applications_in_Africa'; Google has announced a partnership with the Rwandan Ministry of Infrastructure, and the Kenya Education Network that will result in the use of Google Apps in Rwanda's educational institutions and government ministries, as well as in Kenya's universities. Both of these African countries will now ...

Google and Intuit have been rumored to be entering into a partnership. The news will supposedly be dropped at 1:15pm Pacific time. Michael Arrington dropped some news today that Google could be integrating into QuickBooks 2007. This would supposedly allow small business users to add listings of their businesses to Google Maps, and create and manage AdWords campaigns, as well as post listings on ...

BBC News is reporting that five computer security firms, ICSA Labs, McAfee, Symantec, Thompson Cyber Security Labs, and Trend Micro, are joining forces to combat spyware. The partnership, which has yet to be given a snappy name, will be collaborating to create a common naming system for spyware and cooperating to create tools to stop spyware. The companies, which say the amount of spyware in ...