Bill Rigby

PC doubts lead as Microsoft profit looks set to rise

Article Bill Rigby - 21 Jul 2011

Microsoft is expected to post a 9% increase in fiscal fourth-quarter profit, but investors may be distracted by evidence of flickering PC sales.

Microsoft puts Office in the cloud as it confronts Google

Article Bill Rigby - 28 Jun 2011

Microsoft is making its biggest move into the world of cloud computing this week as it takes the wraps off a online version of its Office software.

Malicious attack hits a million web pages

Article Bill Rigby - 2 Apr 2011

More than one million website pages have been hit by a attack that injects code into sites that redirect users to a fraudulent software operation.

Microsoft’s Natal game system in stores this year

Article Bill Rigby - 7 Jan 2010

Microsoft plans to get its Natal body-gesturing gaming system into stores in time for this year's holiday shopping season.

Microsoft, Yahoo! in 10-year web-search partnership

Article Alexei Oreskovic & Bill Rigby - 30 Jul 2009

Microsoft and Yahoo! have launched a 10-year web-search deal to challenge market leader Google.

Harrah’s gets $15bn buyout offer, shares leap

Article Bill Rigby - 3 Oct 2006

Harrah's Entertainment, the world's biggest casino operator, on Monday said it had received a -billion buyout offer from private equity firms Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group. The proposed deal, which would rank as the fifth-largest leveraged buyout on record, signals new interest in the gambling sector for heavily funded private equity groups.