Originally published Monday, December 25, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The Redmond software company purchased at least 17 companies during the year.
| The Redmond software company purchased at least 17 companies during the year. | |||
| Company | Location | Sale price | Details |
| Apptimum | Sunrise, Fla. | Undisclosed | Helps users transfer applications to new computers without having to reinstall them |
| AssetMetrix | Ottawa, Canada | Undisclosed | Software company |
| Azyxxi | Washington, D.C. | Undisclosed | Health intelligence-software company |
| Colloquis | New York | Undisclosed | Builds software that uses natural language-processing technology |
| DeepMetrix | Hull, Canada | Undisclosed | Makes tools that track Internet traffic |
| DesktopStandard | Portsmouth, N.H. | Undisclosed | Develops management products |
| Lionhead Studios | Surrey, U.K. | Undisclosed | Video-game developer |
| Massive | New York | Reportedly up to $400 million | Places advertisements in video games |
| MotionBridge | Paris | Undisclosed | Provides mobile keyword navigation |
| Onfolio | Cambridge, Mass. | Undisclosed | Internet research and information-management provider |
| ProClarity | Boise, Idaho | Undisclosed | Software company |
| SeaDragon Software | Seattle | Undisclosed | Developed technology that can display large images on computers |
| Softricity | Boston | Undisclosed | Software company |
| Vexcel | Boulder, Colo. | Undisclosed | Makes satellite ground systems |
| Whale Communications | Fort Lee, N.J. | Undisclosed | Provides secure access products |
| Winternals Software | Austin, Texas | Undisclosed | Provides data-protection solutions |
| Source: Microsoft, Times researcher Gene Balk, Tricia Duryee | |||
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