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Microsoft Sets Build 2013 for June 26-28

in News on March 26 at 11:56 am PT

Microsoft said today that Build, its annual developer conference, will be held June 26-28 at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Registration opens at 9 am PT Tuesday, April 2. Microsoft also confirmed the existence of a new wave of products and services, code-named Blue.

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Online Ad Platform AppNexus Raises $75 Million to Grow

in Media on January 24 at 11:19 am PT

AppNexus, the ad tech startup that counts Microsoft among its clients, announced today it had raised $75 million in a Series D round led by Technology Crossover Ventures, with participation by Venrock and Tribeca Venture Partners. CEO Brian O’Kelley said the money will go into adding more people and expanding and improving the platform. With this round, the New York City company has raised $140.5 million.

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Blake Krikorian Joins Microsoft’s Xbox Team

in News on January 10 at 11:07 am PT

Microsoft today named entrepreneur Blake Krikorian as corporate vice president for its Interactive Entertainment Business. Last week, word emerged that Microsoft had acquired Krikorian’s home-entertainment tech startup, R2 Studios.

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Microsoft Millionaire Matchups in the Offing for NBA?

in General on January 9 at 1:35 pm PT

Multiple sources are reporting that an investor group led by hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and including Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is close to buying the NBA’s Sacramento Kings and moving the team to Seattle, which has been bereft of pro hoops since the Sonics left in 2008. If the deal goes through, it should add extra spice to a rivalry with the Portland Trail Blazers, owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.

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Microsoft Announces Its Next Six Store Locations

in News on December 26, 2012 at 11:37 am PT

Microsoft wrapped up a year in which it opened 51 new retail stores by announcing where the next six will show up. The first batch of 2013 will be opening in malls in San Francisco, Miami, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Antonio and Beachwood, Ohio, outside of Cleveland.

Washington, Massachusetts Top TechNet State Broadband Rankings

in News on December 5, 2012 at 1:07 am PT

States in the Northeast dominate the top 10 in a survey of local broadband climates.
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Microsoft Killing the Messenger, Migrating Users to Skype

in News on November 6, 2012 at 12:34 pm PT

Microsoft confirmed today that it will retire its Messenger service early next year after moving users to Skype, the Internet calling service it bought a year ago for $8.5 billion. Microsoft said the move will enable broader device support on all platforms for instant messaging, video calls and calls to landlines and mobiles.

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Microsoft Pares Marketing Staff

in News on February 1, 2012 at 1:45 pm PT

Microsoft said Wednesday it was laying off about 200 employees in the course of restructuring its marketing operations to consolidate duties and eliminate overlap.

Ray Ozzie Leaving Microsoft

in News on October 18, 2010 at 1:50 pm PT

Ray Ozzie, who joined Microsoft five years ago as chief software architect and played a large role in developing the company’s cloud service offerings, is retiring. CEO Steve Ballmer said Ozzie will stay with the company through a transition period, but has no specific plans after that.