Microsoft Corp. reached an agreement with Lenovo Group Ltd. to pre-load Lenovo computers with a toolbar of Microsoft’s Windows Live online services including Web search, the two companies said on Tuesday.

Intel Corp. has formed a partnership with top Internet software makers to create a set of Web tools for office workers to share information with colleagues, the companies said on Tuesday.

Booking agents and managers are embracing a new Web tool to identify potential live markets for their artists.