Microsoft Announces Upcoming Events for the Financial Community

November 26, 2008

Events with Microsoft leadership slated for December

REDMOND, Wash(RushPRnews)11/26/08 — Microsoft Corp. today announced participation in the following upcoming events with the financial community. Interested parties can view a webcast of this event on Microsoft’s Investor Relations Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/msft.
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Xbox 360 Survey Reveals

November 24, 2008

Families are sticking together and searching for better entertainment value this holiday.

REDMOND,Wash (RushPRnews)11/24/08 — A tough economy is casting a shadow over many people’s gift-giving list right now, providing a question mark as to how they will spend their hard-earned cash this holiday season. To better understand how America’s shopping and entertainment habits are evolving this year, Microsoft Corp. collaborated with Ipsos1and StrategyOne2 to produce the Xbox 360 Holiday Entertainment Survey. It’s no surprise that the majority of respondents admitted to being more cautious about how they will spend their hard-earned cash.
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Microsoft Announces Global Anti-Piracy Day

October 22, 2008

anti-piracyMicrosoft Announces Global Anti-Piracy Day to Highlight Collaborative Efforts to Protect Customers and Partners Around the World From Software Piracy and Counterfeiting

REDMOND, Wash.(RushPRnews)10/22/08— Microsoft Corp. today announced Global Anti-Piracy Day, a simultaneous launch of education initiatives and enforcement actions in 49 countries on six continents to combat the sophisticated, illegal trade of pirated and counterfeit software. The programs announced today include intellectual property awareness campaigns, engagements with partner businesses, educational forums, local law enforcement training, and new legal actions against alleged software counterfeiters and pirates.
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Contract Electronics Manufacturer Makes Microsoft Dynamics NAV Essential Component for Future Success

October 21, 2008

Microsoft ERP solution will enable Catalyst Manufacturing Services to keep on top of surging orders, roll out Internet-based functionality for suppliers and customers, and position itself for continued growth.

REDMOND, Wash.(RushPRnews)10/21/08— Microsoft Corp. today announced that Catalyst Manufacturing Services, a contract electronics manufacturer with operations in North Carolina’s Research Triangle, Endicott, New York, and Mexico, has selected Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 to manage its complex business and fuel future growth.
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Microsoft Statement on Yahoo!

October 17, 2008

Statement from company on Yahoo!

REDMOND, Wash.,(RUSHPRNEWS)10/17/08 – Microsoft Corp. issued the following statement regarding Yahoo!:“Our position hasn’t changed. Microsoft has no interest in acquiring Yahoo!; there are no discussions between the companies.”
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Inclusive Innovation Showroom Illustrates Value of Accessible Technology

October 14, 2008

Microsoft’s Accessibility Business Unit opens new showroom featuring home and office technology to help people with disabilities and the aging enjoy a digital lifestyle.

REDMOND, Wash.(RUSHPRNEWS)10/14/2008— Microsoft Corp. today opened the Inclusive Innovation Showroom, a new facility designed to demonstrate how accessibility features in Microsoft products and assistive technology solutions developed by Microsoft partners can make it easier for anyone to see, hear and use a computer at work or at home.
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“Dare to Dream Different” With Microsoft

October 10, 2008

DARE TO DREAM DIFFERENTMicrosoft Kicks Off Competition for Developers Who “Dare to Dream Different”
Contest provides developers with opportunity to create simple yet powerful embedded devices based on the .NET Micro Framework.

REDMOND, Wash.(RUSHPRNEWS)10/10/08 — Microsoft Corp. today announced a call for entries for the Microsoft Dare to Dream Different challenge, a skills-based competition for software developers to design and build innovative devices on the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework, Microsoft’s smallest embedded platform for resource-constrained devices. The Microsoft Dare to Dream Different competition is designed to recognize the many unique and creative ways that developers can use the .NET Micro Framework to spur the innovation of small, connected devices.
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Microsoft Ditches Seinfeld For Pharrell Williams

September 19, 2008

PHARRELLBy Erin T. McMillon

SEATTLE (RUSHPRNEWS) 09/19/2008–N.E.R.D front man Pharrell Williams is set to join a list of celebrities involved in a new $300 million advertising campaign for Microsoft. According to reports, the change is due to consumer’s poor response to their previous campaign featuring comedian Jerry Seinfeld and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
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Microsoft Tears Down the Walls for a Better View

September 19, 2008

The new Windows “Life Without Walls” ads also show how Windows connects across multiple devices, such as laptops, phones, and TVs.

REDMOND, Wash. (RUSHPRNEWS) Sept. 19, 2008 — For the past two weeks, millions of people have watched the series of Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld television ads with the Windows logo at the end and wondered: “What’s next?”
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