Microsoft to buy Norwegian software maker

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US-based Microsoft Corp. will buy software firm Fast Search and Transfer ASA in a deal that values the Norwegian company at $1.2 bil. Fast Search focuses on making software for data retrieval from Web sites and networks.

Norway, Fast Search and Transfer ASA

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Microsoft buys Medstory amid push into healthcare

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Medstory Inc., a consumer health Internet search service, is being acquir ed by Microsoft Corp. Microsoft is expanding into healthcare services and software for both the medical profession and consumers.

Services information, Information services, Information services industry, Service enhancement

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Sega intends to merge with Sammy

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Sega Corp. has reached a deal to merge with Sammy Corp. by October 1, 2003. Sammy is the largest pachinko pinball game maker in Japan.

Japan, Video game industry, Video games industry, Pinball machines, Sega Corp., Sammy Corp.

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