Austin, Texas – based nGenera Corporation today announced it has acquired Bellevue, Washington based Talisma Corp, a provider of Customer Interaction Management (CIM) and Customer Experience on-demand software solutions. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Microsoft Corp. today announced it will offer ad-funded cash rebates to customers who find and purchase their favorite products through a new program called Microsoft Live Search cashback. Key partners including eBay, Barnes & Noble.com, Overstock.com, Sears, Zappos.com, and WPP joined Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates at advance08, Microsoft's annual advertising customer event, to announce their participation in the new program.