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Microsoft will distribute vouchers valuing $37.8 million to Arkansas and $224 million to Wisconsin as part of two proposed class-action lawsuit settlements. The vouchers will be redeemable by residents of the respective states to obtain free software and hardware.

Are you following Google legal woes in this one... myself I've always been on the fence as to the merits of the Google ads.

To maintain its access to the world's fastest growing Internet-using population, the search advertising company agreed to adhere to Chinese regulations on free speech.

Software firm PeopleSoft has agreed to accept Oracle's proposal to buy the company. The agreement was for $10.3 billion or $26.50 a share. The agreed-upon total is an increase of the initial offering which was for $24 a share. The deal is expected to be complete by January 2005.