Microsoft Bids $1.2B for Norway's Fast

January 8, 2008 By JESSICA MINTZ, AP Technology Writer

(AP) -- 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.

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