An inside look at prominent deals within the Microsoft partner community. Part of an occasional series. 
                    
			            - By Lee  Pender
- May 19, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    July 11 support deadline looms for Windows 98/SE/Me.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- May 19, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Company's corporate restructuring designed to allow Microsoft Corp. to make decisions more quickly, says top exec.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- May 18, 2006
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    More than 300 Best Buy employees now certified under training and certification program, jointly developed with Microsoft.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- May 18, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    DOJ to continue keeping an eye on Microsoft's business practices for two more years.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- May 17, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Rivals Symantec and McAfee band together to bust eBay software pirates.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- May 17, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Live Search, competitor to Google Search, offered as a free download. 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- May 17, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In a post-keynote press conference with Microsoft executives and Infosys CEO Nandan Nilekani, Microsoft pushed its vision for the next version of SharePoint Server, scheduled to ship to business customers in October.
                    
			            - By Michael  Desmond
- May 17, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Intel chips sweep through the Mac landscape; what's left to complete the transition are high-end Macs.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- May 17, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    HP bests Wall Street estimate of 49 cents per share by a nickel.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- May 16, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Citing Microsoft Corp.'s lapses under part of a landmark antitrust settlement, the Justice Department said Friday it wants to extend by two years its oversight of some of the company's business practices until at least November 2009. 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- May 12, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Google Inc. on Wednesday fired another salvo aimed at maintaining the lead in Internet search while making its software more accessible outside Web browsers in its ongoing duel with rivals Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- May 10, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A British court recommended Wednesday that a man be extradited to the United 
  States to face charges in the largest attack on U.S. government computer networks -- including Army, Air Force, Navy and NASA systems.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- May 10, 2006
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    While Windows Vista gets all the attention, embedded version of Windows quietly being revamped.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- May 09, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Gaming goes cross-platform, as Microsoft extends offerings to cell phones and upcoming Windows Vista. 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- May 09, 2006