Industry

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Google goes on acquisition spree this year

It has already bought 23 new companies in 2010; Microsoft has bought none

Facebook may be considering IPO after 2012

It's said to be working on a business plan, revenue goals before launching effort to go public

Toshiba to show no-glasses 3D TV next week

It will be the first from a major TV maker that doesn't require dorky glasses

Microsoft launches status dashboards for BPOS

The goal is to keep BPOS customers better informed about performance and availability issues with the suite

Microsoft SharePoint: Three Deployment Challenges

Facebook clone for the enterprise created by Yammer

Forrester: Social media content creators down in U.S.

Companies must find new ways to re-engage these users who upload videos, write blogs and post product ratings and reviews

2010’s notable tech industry deaths

Five tech giants who passed away this year include wireless pioneers, including MCI's founder

Minnesota moves e-mail to Microsoft’s cloud

State turns to Microsoft's hosted business suite as part of effort to reshape its IT systems