April 2001 - Page 6 of 9

April 13, 2001

MSN HomeAdvisor Becomes Most-Visited Home and Real Estate Web Site, According to Media Metrix

Site Passes 1 Million Listings Milestone Thanks to Record Traffic, Expanded Content And Dozens of New Industry Relationships

April 12, 2001

NATO Unified With Microsoft SQL Server 2000 XML Support

When NAMSA wanted to create a secure and reliable online business-to-business (B2B) procurement system, it chose Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 for building, deploying and managing its next-generation integrated Web experiences.

April 12, 2001

Microsoft Celebrates Record-Setting One-Year Anniversary of Pocket PC

Revolutionary Platform Redefines What Customers Expect From a Personal Digital Assistant

April 12, 2001

Microsoft Donates $2.7 Million to Seattle-Area Nonprofits

Spring 2001 Grants Support Variety of Local Organizations

April 12, 2001

Latin American Businesses Embrace Agility for the Digital Age

As business executives from throughout Latin America gather in Miami for Microsoft’s Latin America Enterprise Solutions Conference 2001, Microsoft Vice President Mauricio Santillan discusses the growing region’s prospects for harnessing technology in a fast-moving economy.

April 11, 2001

Farewell Clippy: What’s Happening to the Infamous Office Assistant in Office XP

Clippy launches a “campaign” to save his job.

April 11, 2001

Seattle Symphony Chooses Microsoft Windows Media To Bring Symphonic Music to New Audiences

At Soundbridge Seattle Symphony Music Discovery Center, Visitors Can Explore Symphonic Music Through Hands-On Interactive Digital Media Exhibits

April 11, 2001

MSN Internet Access Exceeds 5 Million Subscribers

MSN Explorer Update Provides Consumers With Superior Online Experience

April 11, 2001

Microsoft Goes Coast to Coast With XML Web Services

Announces New SOAP Toolkit, Native SOAP Support for Windows XP, SOAP Industry Interoperability Event and W3C Acceptance of New Security Specification

April 11, 2001

Microsoft’s Anders Hejlsberg Receives Prestigious Excellence in Programming Award

Dr. Dobb’s Journal Honors Microsoft Distinguished Engineer at SD 2001 West