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October 24, 2001

Microsoft Announces Immediate Availability Of Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP

The Ultimate Companion for Windows XP, Microsoft Plus! Includes Digital Media Tools, Games and Visual Enhancements for New Operating System

October 24, 2001

Digital Media — a Windows XP Centerpiece

Windows XP incorporates more than a decade of Microsoft expertise in developing digital-media software — from listening to digital music and watching digital video and DVD movies to creating home movies.

October 24, 2001

Microsoft Partners Provide Enhanced Computing Experience to Windows XP Users

Products and services built by Microsoft partners to operate on Windows XP, which launches in New York City tomorrow, provide business and home users new ways to have fun and increase productivity with digital media, mobile communications, home networking and real-time telephony.

October 23, 2001

BTopenworld Embraces Windows Media for Music Subscription Service

New Service Builds on Windows Media Technology, Including Customized Player, to Deliver Choice, Convenience and Highest-Quality Audio to Music Fans in the United Kingdom

October 23, 2001

Eastern Regional MBDA Annual Awards Honors Minority Entrepreneurs And Microsoft’s Build Your Business Tour

Microsoft Wins Distinguished Corporate Award As Tour Launches Its Second Year

October 23, 2001

Corillian and Microsoft Align to Deliver Enterprise-class Internet Banking Solutions on Voyager and the .NET Platform

Companies Sign Multi-year Alliance Agreement Spanning Development, Sales and Support

October 23, 2001

Microsoft Previews Global XML Web Services Architecture

Four New Specifications Lay Foundation for Advancing XML Web Services

October 23, 2001

Gates Rallies Developers For New Era of Computing

Microsoft Chief Software Architect Delivers Keynote at PDC 2001, Delivers Core .NET Technologies and Highlights Surging Support for .NET Platform And XML Web Services

October 23, 2001

MSN Carpoint Survey Reveals Car Care by Men and Women Measures Up When It Comes to Maintenance

Seventy-Five Percent of Consumers Surveyed Always or Almost Always Follow Suggested Maintenance Schedules; More Than 32 Percent Described Their Most Recent Car Service Experience as Excellent; but 44 Percent Do Not Think They’re Paying a Fair

October 23, 2001

Telecommunications and Personal Management Services Linked In Collaboration by Verizon and Microsoft

Key .NET Technologies to Help Verizon Customers Balance Family and Work Life