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Who are Seattle's two filthy richest backing for president? With less than two months to go, Bill Gates and Paul Allen aren't clearly tipping their hands. Gates has given John McCain $2,500—but that was for the Republican's Senate campaigns back in 1998 and 2003. (Gates also gave George Bush $2,000 in 2003.) Allen gave Hillary Clinton $2,300 for her unsuccessful White House bid, but so far isn't on the federal record as backing Obama, the candidate she's since endorsed. Each multi-billionaire gave $5,000 ... Read More

IBM/Lotus Thursday hit back at Microsoft's boast that it plans to steal 5 million Notes customers this year by detailing a new 300,000-seat licensing deal with an Asian company and strong interest in Notes from emerging markets. Last week, Microsoft's COO Kevin Turner told financial analysts that his goal is to have the company's messaging and collaboration software displace 5 million Notes seats this year. Turner also said Microsoft has replaced 8 million seats of Notes in the past two years. It was another ... Read More

Microsoft launched a public beta of HealthVault, the company's first health records system, back in October 2007. HealthVault is a consumer health platform that allows people to collect, store, and share health information with family members and participating healthcare providers. Now, HealthVault has teamed up with RelayHealth to help patients connect with doctors' offices and hospitals to securely access medical care, information, and records. RelayHealth enables patients to schedule healthcare appointments online, request prescription refills, pay bills, obtain results and even visit their ... Read More

The service is cross-compatible with Microsoft's Xbox Live network, which lets Xbox 360 owners play games against each other online. Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) said late Tuesday that it will no longer charge a fee for PC game players who wish to connect with each other over the company's Games For Windows Live online service. Games For Windows Live is "now offering completely free online multiplayer" service, Microsoft said in a statement posted on the service's Web site. The company previously charged a monthly fee ... Read More