Google gains on Microsoft with hosted security offering

Microsoft, Yahoo said in talks on search deal
The Times of London says the two companies are discussing a deal that would see Microsoft acquire Yahoo's search business for around $20 billion.

How Microsoft plans to make its mark in CRM
Company is well placed to take the lead in the arena of customer relationship management with its on-demand and packaged software, says Microsoft's Brad Wilson.

Five big things Microsoft got right
It's easy these days to dwell on the missteps and competitive challenges faced by the software maker, but analysis firm Directions on Microsoft points to the big things the company has gotten...

Internet worm exploits Windows vulnerability
Security hole in Windows that Microsoft released patch for last month is being exploited by Worm and bots, Microsoft says.

Yahoo, Microsoft search grows faster than industry
U.S. search grew 7 percent sequentially in October, but Yahoo and Microsoft posted larger gains, according to comScore's qSearch analysis released Wednesday.