A company that sells Internet domain names is facing criticisms for holding some in reserve as a consumer-protection measure, a move that also prevents interested parties from shopping around for better prices.
Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it agreed to buy a Norwegian search company for$1.2 billion, aiming to shore up its search technology for businesses against competition from Oracle Corp. and IBM Corp.
The founder of Wikipedia says taking the online encyclopedia's collaborative approach into the field of search won't dethrone Google Inc. or another major search engine at least not soon.
