March 2001 - Page 4 of 10

March 22, 2001

Digital Media and the Wireless Revolution

In a conversation with PressPass, Microsoft Digital Media Division group product manager Jonathan Usher offers a vision of the forthcoming wireless world and discusses Microsoft’s role in developing technology for it.

March 22, 2001

Reuters to Deliver Instant Messaging for Global Financial Services Industry

Service to run on new Microsoft real-time communications platform based on IETF standard Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)

March 21, 2001

Office XP: New Accessibility Features Provide Improved Experience for all Users

For people with disabilities, Microsoft’s new Office suite will boost efficiency and productivity at work and at home.

March 21, 2001

Singletons Unite on MSN

MSN Is Making Connections With Miramax and “Bridget Jones’s Diary”

March 21, 2001

Ericsson and Microsoft Demonstrate Windows Media Handset Support At CeBIT

Ericsson Unveils Prototype for the Playback of Streamed Windows Media Audio On a GPRS Network

March 21, 2001

Microsoft Introduces World’s Most Powerful Optical Technology

Proprietary Innovations Advance Mouse Control, Speed

March 21, 2001

Microsoft to Deliver on Privacy Tools in Internet Explorer

Company Puts Privacy Controls in Hands of Surfer, Unveils First Iteration of P3P in Browser

March 21, 2001

Microsoft Delivers Support for Embedded Devices With Release of SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition Version 1.1

Embedded Application Developers Have More Reason to Build Their Applications On SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition and Windows CE

March 20, 2001

Microsoft and e-SIM Collaborate to Deliver Advanced Simulation And Automatic Code Generation Technology For Windows CE for Automotive Platform

Microsoft Corp. and e-SIM Ltd. announced plans to join forces to develop an interface between e-SIM’s RapidPLUS product and Microsoft Windows CE for Automotive.

March 20, 2001

QUALCOMM, Lucent and Microsoft Find Consumers Are Ready for Mobile Multimedia Services Now

IDC Study Commissioned by the Three Companies Confirms Viability of Cost-effective 3G Technologies