It was entitled only to a time-limited exclusive license on the underlying Microsoft technology.
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And to that end, Microsoft technology is familiar and easy to use.
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Video startup is nearly instantaneous because of the back-end proprietary Microsoft technology developed by Zune that seamlessly transitions between many different bitrates and resolutions of video.
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As part of this agreement, BT will select Microsoft microbrowser technology for manufacturer's handsets.
According to the terms of the 10-year deal, Yahoo will use Microsoft Bing technology for search, while receiving 88% of search revenues generated through its own sites during the first five years.
But with Sony exploring virtual reality and Microsoft experimenting with technology like WMP, things could get very interesting.
When the BBC switched its Web site from Microsoft's technology to Adobe's last fall, Narayen dedicated a dozen staffers to the rollout for three months.
Microsoft offers the technology free with an Exchange server.
The two exchanges appear to make a good fit: The tech-fuelled Nasdaq, which is the world's largest electronic exchange, is home to technology bellwethers like Dell and Microsoft, while OMX is also technology-driven with the likes of Ericsson and Nokia in its ranks, along with truck and bus-maker Volvo.
By contrast, Microsoft Kinect reads a player's body movements without the aid of remotes, using a technology developed by Microsoft Research.
CloudOn is a partner of Microsoft and Adobe, and has legitimately licensed the technology used to deliver the Microsoft Office and Adobe components of its service.
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New technology from Microsoft tracks the movement of fingers, allowing users to interact with extreme precision.
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Google has ended one patent war with Microsoft over video compression technology used in the Xbox 360.
There's always a natural tension in working with Cisco these days, says Craig Mundie, Microsoft's chief technology officer.
Not everyone is thrilled with Adobe's AIR or Microsoft's similar technology, called Silverlight.
The industry fears that if it refuses, standards will fragment and Microsoft will back some technology other than cable.
Recognizing that Microsoft would attract more technology companies to Hyderabad, Naidu lobbied Gates hard when the multibillionaire visited India last year.
Companies like Ford and Microsoft already collaborate on technology that lets you bring your music and social media apps into your vehicle.
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Microsoft certainly has the technology, but not the mobile footprint (although with a couple of good OEM agreements, that could change fast).
When I look at the top 10 equities in the Russell Growth Index, the first five embrace technology: Microsoft, Apple, IBM, Google and Cisco.
The internet company, which has also announced a 28% fall in profits, is using Microsoft's search technology in a bid to improve advertising revenue.
Today the likes of Google, Microsoft and other leading technology names will lend their support to the case made to the government earlier this year in a report called Next Gen.
Microsoft is the official technology provider for both events.
The "Watch This Space" Award goes to the Abacus Smart Watch 2006 , a great improvement over previous smart watches using Microsoft's SPOT technology albeit one that Fossil itself seemed less excited about than the category runner-up, the Fossil Men's Bluetooth Watch .
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But what concerns your correspondent about this chapter is that it spends most of its time describing an apparently cheap, simple solution to climate change: a clever idea fermented in a small set of laboratories at Intellectual Ventures, a firm run by Nathan Myhrvold, who was once Microsoft's chief technology officer.
As Netflix acknowledged with its announcement on digital distribution, a dedicated device is but one -- and should be among the lowest volume -- of a wide range of devices on which the company's "Watch Instantly" service is available, including some Blu-ray players, the Xbox 360, PCs and Macs, and in theory any device that supports Microsoft's Silverlight technology.
While Microsoft was eclipsed as the most valuable company in technology by Apple last year, Microsoft is preparing new products that may help shift its business away from traditional PCs.
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If Microsoft further explores these enhanced uses of Kinect technology, it could lead to new revenue opportunities for Microsoft as well as higher sales of the Kinect and Xbox.
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Myhrvold, who used to be the chief technology officer at Microsoft, co-founded Intellectual Ventures in 2000.
The Imagine Cup is a technology competition that Microsoft has been running for the last ten years.
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