Reuters - Bill Gates said a teary goodbye on Friday to Microsoft Corp , the software maker he built into the world's most valuable technology company based on the ambitious goal of placing a computer on every desk and in every home.

AP - Chief Executive Howard Stringer said Sony Corp. will win back its electronic leadership by improving its Internet-linked gadgets, wiping out losses in video games and TVs and pushing services and software, not just hardware.

Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it started selling its new server virtualization software about six weeks ahead of schedule, putting pressure on market leader VMware Inc.

AP - Chief Executive Howard Stringer said Sony Corp. will win back its electronic leadership by improving its Internet-linked gadgets, wiping out losses in video games and TVs and pushing services and software, not just hardware.

Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) said it would make a strong push into networked electronics and video delivery services and aim for the top spot in LCD TVs as the firm looks to make the most of its hardware and software assets for growth.

Reuters - Intel Corp , the world's biggest chipmaker and decades-long business partner of Microsoft Corp, has no immediate plans to roll out the software giant's Windows Vista operating system to all its employees.

Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it has started selling its new server virtualization software about six weeks ahead of schedule, putting pressure on market leader VMware Inc.