STEVE BALLMER

Hewlett-Packard Co may get acquisitive again despite its recent absence from the technology sector's M&A scene, analysts said, and Brocade Communications Systems Inc may a prime target.

Microsoft Corp does not expect to make acquisitions to help the company challenge Google Inc's dominance in the Internet search market, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told Reuters on Monday.

Microsoft's Chief Executive Steve Ballmer does not expect to make acquisitions to help the company challenge Google's dominance in the Internet search market, he told Reuters on Monday.

Microsoft's Chief Executive Steve Ballmer does not expect to make acquisitions to help the company challenge Google's dominance in the Internet search market, he told Reuters on Monday.

Windows is regaining some of its marketshare on Mac OS X, claims Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in a recent interview with TechCrunch.

Microsoft Corp paid its chief executive Steve Ballmer 5.5 percent less for the last fiscal year as the world's biggest software company suffered its first ever drop in annual sales.

Microsoft Corp has approved a proposal to allow shareholders to vote on its executives' compensation, as U.S. corporations' pay policies come under scrutiny in the wake of the financial crisis.

Microsoft Corp's chief executive tried to persuade skeptical investors on Thursday that its 10-year Web search partnership with Yahoo Inc is good for both companies.

Microsoft Corp's chief executive tried to persuade skeptical investors on Thursday that its 10-year Web search partnership with Yahoo Inc is good for both companies.

Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc have launched a 10-year Web search deal to challenge market leader Google but stopped short of combining other advertising businesses or suggesting any deeper ties.

Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc inked a 10-year Web search deal to challenge market leader Google Inc but stopped short of combining their display advertising businesses.

Following a year of to-and-fro negotiations, Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. finally agreed to partner up in the Internet-search sector in a joint effort to beef up competition against search-engine giant, Google.

Microsoft Corp's chief executive attempted to laugh off the challenge of Google Inc's planned computer operating system on Tuesday, conceding only that it was interesting.

Microsoft on Wednesday said Steven Sinofsky has been promoted as President to the Windows Division, and will lead its business, from development and marketing functions for Windows, to Windows Live and the Internet Explorer.

In the search engine area, Google has reined king for most of recently memory but new moves from Microsoft and its Bing search engine is heating up competition.

Microsoft Corp, the world's largest software group, is still open to a partnership with search engine giant Yahoo Inc, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Wednesday.

Microsoft Corp is willing to invest up to 10 percent of its operating income in its Internet search business for up to five years, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday, as its Bing search engine starts to gain ground with Web surfers.

Microsoft Corp is willing to invest 5 to 10 percent of its operating income in its search business for up to five years, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday, as its Bing search engine gains ground with Web surfers.

Microsoft Corp's Bing search engine won more market share from rivals last week, according to new industry data released on Wednesday, but still trails Google Inc and Yahoo Inc.

Microsoft Corp's Bing search engine won more market share from rivals last week, according to new industry data released on Wednesday, but still trails Google Inc and Yahoo Inc.

Microsoft Corp was off to a good start with its revamped search engine Bing that was launched a few weeks earlier, Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said on Wednesday.