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Lights return following Brazilian blackout- Brazil emerged early Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged its major cities and at least nine states into darkness for hours, prompting security fears and concern from residents about another black eye for a country hosting the 2016 Olympic Games.
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Microsoft Completes Tender Offer for FAST Search & Transfer
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"With our companies combined, we'll be uniquely able to offer customers
what they've been telling us they want most -- a strategy for meeting
everything from their basic to most complex enterprise search needs," said
"From the moment I started talking to Microsoft about the prospect of bringing our talent and technology together, I realized what a powerful impact we could have on the way companies use search to drive new revenue streams and improve productivity," Lervik said. "Together we'll deliver better technologies that make enterprise search a ubiquitous tool, central to how people find and use information."
Existing FAST customers will continue to be served by their FAST sales, services and support teams, while the combined product lineup immediately extends customer choice. Further innovation across the entire enterprise search portfolio -- on Microsoft Windows as well as on Linux and UNIX -- will help ensure that Microsoft and FAST customers receive best-in-class offerings to meet their current and future needs.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
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