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Microsoft ready to deal: Good time to plan Windows 7, Office 2010 purchases, analyst says

Report details best way to purchase MS software

Microsoft integrates more Web applications into Windows Live

Thirty third-party applications now can be accessed through an update to the portal

Five Windows 7 Features IT Must Prep For Now

Former military official pleads guilty to telecom bribery

He received $70,000 worth of stock offerings, travel expenses, cash and more

EU slashes cost of text messaging, surfing while abroad

Price cuts will take effect as Europeans head abroad for their summer holidays

iPod Touch: The iPod of War

Congress should investigate bandwidth caps, group says

Media advocacy group Free Press says large overage fees suggest market failure

Groups ask operators to cut early termination fees

Mobile operators say they'll help people struggling to pay, but won't waive the fee

Cisco unveils cloud security

Microsoft could be a winner in Sun-Oracle deal

If Oracle alienates its server partners and lets MySQL languish, Microsoft could be the beneficiary