WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments from Microsoft Corp. asking it to overturn a $290 million patent infringement judgment against the world’s largest software maker, a ruling that could have a profound effect on how corporations protect ...

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ZeniMax Online Studios of Hunt Valley, a developer and worldwide publisher of interactive entertainment software, announced plans to open a customer support center in Galway, Ireland. The company, which creates online role-playing games, said the facility will provide support for ...

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Canadian business software maker OpenText has entered into an agreement to buy Metastorm Inc., with the Baltimore-based software firm becoming a subsidiary. Metastorm stockholders will receive $182 million under the terms of the cash deal. A majority of the privately ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Google is richer than ever, but it’s not as cool as it once was. Facebook boasts 500 million members who share 30 billion links, notes and photos each month — data that Google’s search engine can’t completely ...

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NEW YORK — Tourist in my own city? Ack. I learned within days of moving to New York City earlier this year that a) Times Square must be avoided at all costs and b) you don’t want to look like ...

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We all say the name Google with hushed reverence for its business model and aggressive ownership of the ability to slice and dice the Internet. Since its rise, we’ve all sort of hoped for another megalopoly, and while some have ...

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OAKLAND, Calif. — A battle between two of the world’s biggest makers of business software hinges on the value of a trove of millions of stolen customer-support documents. In its first pitch to a federal jury Tuesday, Oracle Corp. said ...

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NEW YORK — AT&T will launch three new smart phones ahead of the holiday shopping season that run on Microsoft’s new mobile software. The phones will be a test of whether Microsoft Corp. can catch up with rivals in the ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Intel Corp. is making the biggest acquisition in its history with the $7.68 billion takeover of computer-security software maker McAfee Inc., an expensive example of Intel’s commitment to serve an increasing array of Internet-connected devices. The deal, ...

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