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January 23, 2001

Microsoft FrontPage Surpasses 5 Million UsersLeading Web Development Tool User Base Grows More Than 40 Percent During Last Year

Due to Strong Support From Customers and ISP Community

January 22, 2001

Microsoft Publisher Turns Small-Business Owner’s Desperation Into Delight

Commercial printers and small-business owners find that Microsoft Publisher 2000 makes designing and producing professional-looking marketing materials easy and cost-effective.

January 22, 2001

Local Business News from American City Business Journals Will Enhance Microsoft bCentral Offerings for Entrepreneurs

Kathleen Hebert, vice president of Microsoft’s Small Business Division, and Ray Shaw, CEO of ACBJ, explain how their strategic alliance will make Microsoft bCentral the one online destination small-business owners need to run their businesses efficiently and effectively.

January 22, 2001

Q&A: Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer Explains How Software Provides the Business Agility Customers Need to Stay Competitive in Today’s Fast-Paced Economy

Today, Microsoft is unveiling a major new business positioning campaign underscored by the theme, “software for the agile business,” which communicates the unique business value of Microsoft software.

January 22, 2001

Microsoft bCentral and Rivio to Deliver Comprehensive Web-Based Solution to Small Businesses

Microsoft Joins Rivio Integrated Business Services Network to Deliver bCentral Services To Rivio’s Best-of-Breed Channel Partners; Rivio Agrees to Build Integrated Applications Based on Microsoft Windows 2000 and .NET Platforms.

January 22, 2001

Microsoft and MediaWave Announce Multimillion Stream

Deployment of Windows Media Throughout EuropeMediaWave to Deploy Over 3,100 Windows 2000 Advanced Servers

January 22, 2001

Microsoft and Motorola Provide Developers With Advanced Interactive Digital Set-Top Boxes to Create Interactive TV ProgrammingPart of Microsoft’s New Content Builder Initiative, Program Encourages Developers

To Bring Enhanced TV Programming to Life

January 22, 2001

Microsoft and American City Business Journals Form Alliance

To Integrate Critical Business Services With In-Depth Local News Coverage For Small-Business OwnersWith Up-to-the-Minute Local News From ACBJ and National News From MSNBC.com, Microsoft bCentral Becomes the Online Destination for Small-Business Owners

January 21, 2001

Microsoft Announces New Business Positioning Focused on Enterprise Customers

Launches $200 Million U.S. Advertising Campaign Around “Software for the Agile Business”

January 19, 2001

Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses Name Microsoft One of America’s Top Corporations for Promoting Multicultural Business Opportunities

In an online poll, more than 50,000 women- and minority-owned businesses voted Microsoft third among Fortune 500 companies.