December 2001 - Page 3 of 6

December 13, 2001

Baltimore Bear’s Animal Magnetism Earns Stardom, Job Offer

“Magnet” Is Crowned America’s Favorite Zoo Animal, To Be Featured In the Microsoft “Zoo Tycoon” PC Game

December 12, 2001

Microsoft Unveils Enterprise Project Management Solution By Introducing the New Microsoft Project 2002 Product Family

Solutions Help Individuals, Teams and Enterprises Manage Schedules and Resources, Collaborate on Projects and Analyze Project Information for Better Business Results

December 12, 2001

Microsoft Bets on Group-Collaboration Tools with SharePoint Team Services

Reed Koch, leader of the development team for Microsoft SharePoint Team Services, digs into the technology behind the small-group collaboration tool he calls “a team Web site in a box.”

December 12, 2001

Q&A: A Closer Look at Microsoft Project 2002

Chris Capossela, general manager of the Microsoft Project business unit, discusses how the new product raises the bar on collaboration and extends Microsoft project management technology into the enterprise arena.

December 12, 2001

Q&A: How Technology Has Transformed Banking — and Is Doing It Again

As bankers meet in California for retail banking’s largest annual U.S. gathering, Microsoft’s chief envoy to their industry discusses how software is reshaping retail finance and — of equal import — what it hasn’t changed.

December 12, 2001

Microsoft On Track forFebruary Launch of Xbox in Japan

Microsoft Corp. reiterated that the company is on track to launch the Xbox video game system in Japan on Feb. 22, 2002, as previously announced.

December 12, 2001

Microsoft Named One of 12 Most Influential Solution Providers For “Intelligent” Enterprises

SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services Is Key to Microsoft’s Business Intelligence Vision

December 12, 2001

BizTalk Server 2000 Surpasses 800 Customers in Its First Year

Air Products and Chemicals Joins Growing List of Global 2000 BizTalk Customers

December 11, 2001

Q&A: Microsoft’s Digital Media Chief Looks Ahead to the Third Generation of Streaming Media

Microsoft Vice President Will Poole discusses the company’s answer to consumer demand for broadcast-quality Web experiences and to the need of companies that develop and deliver digital-media services for an economic new platform. It’s codenamed “Corona.”

December 11, 2001

Toronto Raptor Vince Carter Soars Into Stores ThisJanuary With “NBA Inside Drive 2002”

Basketball Video Game Will Be Exclusive to Xbox