KKR to buy Flextronics unit for $900 mln��Reuters.com: “An affiliate of U.S. private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. has agreed to buy the software development unit of Flextronics International Ltd. (FLEX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) for about $900 million, making it the biggest leveraged buyout in India.”

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AMD has requested a subpoena Microsoft to support AMD’s anti-trust lawsuit against Intel.

(see Kristen Kennedy’s article AMD subpoenas Microsoft in Intel Antitrust Case)
“Specifically, the subpoena requests documents reflecting the following:
Microsoft’s decision to develop software for AMD’s 64-bit CPUs, and the timing and schedule for development of that software.
Microsoft’s discussions concerning desktop, development and implementation of standards, specification protocol or software for secure input interfaces, and AMD or Intel’s inclusion in such discussions. An AMD spokesman said this issue largely refers to the Trusted Computing initiatives that have been worked on by Intel and Microsoft.
Discussions pertaining to actual or perceived collaboration or support of AMD’s advertising and promotion, AMD processors, support of AMD product launches, and Intel’s reaction to that support.
Discussions internally and with third parties concerning AMD’s financing, valuation or financial viability.
Discussions and reports comparing Intel and AMD products from a price, quality and performance standpoint.”

Bill Gates expressed how he used Share Point to find information in his corporation these days. Therefore, we should probably expect an press push by Microsoft as it touts a cost saving example by using its own server to track down the subpoena information. It was just a few years ago when Larry Ellis of Oracle proclaimed that his company had saved $1b by installing Oracle.

So how much will bill save in legal fees and research using Sharepoint?

Many companies spend a large fortune attempting to track information so that they can document for legal proceedings Sorbanes Oxley requirements, SEC requirements, Accounting documentation and tax returns.

Can Microsoft turn this into a an advertising play?

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Keck Futures Initiative Announces Grant Recipients; $1 Million Awarded for 14 Research Projects: “KAM LEONG and LINGCHONG YOU, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
Engineering ‘Microbial Swarmbots’ for Medical Applications - $75,000
These researchers will engineer microbial swarmbots as a platform technology for delivery of bioactive agents to combat infectious diseases. A microbial swarmbot is a small population of bacterial cells that are autonomously regulated by synthetic gene circuits and are encapsulated in microcapsules built from synthetic or natural polymers.”

Lingchong You’s research focuses on a strategy of promoting cell to cell communication. His goal is that he will be able to promote hte natural quorum communication potential in cell’s and combine this with “cell killing” traits. The purpose is to reduce variability such that the cells will perform as intended as a group.

Kam Leong came from John Hopkins to the Pratt School of Engineering to lead the nanomedicine initiative. Kam Leong has a long history in working with biodegradable polymers intended to deliver medicines or agents to targeted locations in a system.

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