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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/story/yahoo-rejects-microsoft-s-offer/2008-02-11&quot;&gt;It sure feels like the Microsoft-Yahoo negotiations have been going on forever&lt;/a&gt; but judging by the looks of it, it seems like there&lt;/p&gt; &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercecio.com/story/microsoft-and-yahoo-what-now/2008-05-06&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
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 <description>Efforts by Microsoft and Yahoo to negotiate a merger agreement have stalled, with the two companies not even talking. But Microsoft this week could raise its bid by as much as $2 to $33 a share to &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercecio.com/story/microsoft-may-up-the-ante-for-yahoo/2008-05-01&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 06:59:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;AT&amp;amp;T announced today that it plans to cut 1.5 percent of its workforce, in response to &quot;a sluggish U.S. economy&quot;. The cuts will focus primarily on management and other &quot;areas that have little&lt;/p&gt; &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercecio.com/story/layoff-watch-t/2008-04-18&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
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 <description>Don&#039;t be discouraged if you suddenly find yourself looking for a new job. Even CIOs are vulnerable in this ever-changing economic atmosphere. And remember that with increasing consolidation, mergers &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercecio.com/story/cios-get-laid-off-too/2008-02-19&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:59:56 -0500</pubDate>
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 <description> They must be popping the champagne in Round Rock, Texas today: according to Q4 2007 sales data from analyst firms Gartner and IDC, Dell has managed to inch ahead of HP as the largest vendor of PCs &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercecio.com/techwatch/story/dell-pulls-ahead-hp-u-s-sales/2008-01-17&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
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 <title>Read the latest ; technology M&amp;A news ; on the Updata Circuit  ;</title>
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 <description>&lt;A name=&quot;updata&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;http://www.updata.com&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;  Updata Advisors Technology M&amp;amp;A Blog ChannelsTech M&amp;amp;A Talk&lt;A href=&quot;http://blog.updata.com/public/item/194525&quot;&gt;Deal Analysis:&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercecio.com/techwatch/story/read-latest-technology-m-news-updata-circuit/2008-01-17&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
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 <description>&lt;A name=&quot;updata&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;http://www.updata.com&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;  Updata Advisors Technology M&amp;amp;A Blog ChannelsTech M&amp;amp;A Talk&lt;A href=&quot;http://blog.updata.com/public/item/194525&quot;&gt;Deal Analysis:&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercecio.com/techwatch/story/read-latest-technology-m-news-updata-circuit/2008-01-15&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:59:48 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>A good year for tech stocks</title>
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 <description>It was a very good year for technology mutual funds in 2007, despite the stock market&#039;s roller coaster ride. The funds returned more than 17 percent on average, according to the research firm, &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercecio.com/story/good-year-tech-stocks/2008-01-14&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:59:59 -0500</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;A name=&quot;updata&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;http://www.updata.com&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;  Updata Advisors Technology M&amp;amp;A Blog ChannelsTech M&amp;amp;A Talk&lt;A href=&quot;http://blog.updata.com/public/item/191359&quot;&gt;It&#039;s an M&amp;amp;A Game&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercecio.com/techwatch/story/read-latest-technology-m-news-updata-circuit/2007-12-17&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
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 <description>&lt;A href=&quot;http://www.dailytechrag.com/story/rumor-dell-prepping-smartphone-for-q4-2007/2007-04-17&quot;&gt; Rumors of a Dell smartphone are nothing new&lt;/a&gt;--in fact, it seems like they surfaced as soon as the &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercecio.com/techwatch/story/dell-launch-iphone-killer-2008/2007-12-03&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
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