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Microsoft and Partners Unveil Windows Phone 7 Global Portfolio

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*First phones available soon from leading mobile operators around the world.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 11, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. today joined its partners in revealing nine new Windows Phone 7 handsets that will be available this holiday season from leading mobile operators in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. With more than 60 mobile operators in over 30 countries worldwide committed to bringing Windows Phones to market, the millions of people around the world looking for a phone that plays as hard as it works will have a variety of phones from leading device-makers to choose from. (more…)

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Facebook Captures Top Spot among Social Networking Sites in India

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*Indian Social Networking Audience Soars 43 Percent in Past Year* 

Mumbai, India, August 25, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a report on traffic to Social Networking sites in India, revealing that Facebook.com grabbed the number one ranking in the category for the first time in July with 20.9 million visitors, up 179 percent versus year ago.

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IBM Reports 2010 Second-Quarter Results

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ARMONK, N.Y. – 19 Jul 2010:

  • Diluted earnings per share of $2.61, up 13 percent;
  • 30 consecutive quarters of EPS growth, 12 of last 14 at double digits;
  • Full-year 2010 EPS expectations raised to at least $11.25;
  • Net income of $3.4 billion, up 9 percent;
  • Pre-tax income of $4.6 billion, up 7 percent;
  • Pre-tax margin of 19.3 percent, up 1 point;
  • Revenue of $23.7 billion, up 2 percent, as reported and adjusting for currency;
  • Growth markets revenue up 14 percent; first-half revenue as large as total Euro zone revenue;
  • BRIC countries revenue up 22 percent;
  • Business Analytics revenue up 14 percent;
  • Software revenue up 2 percent, 6 percent excluding divested PLM operations;
  • Systems and Technology revenue up 3 percent;
  • Services revenue up 2 percent;
  • Services backlog of $129 billion, up $1 billion, adjusting for currency.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced second-quarter 2010 diluted earnings of $2.61 per share compared with diluted earnings of $2.32 per share in the second quarter of 2009, an increase of 13 percent.

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