May 2002 - Page 6 of 7

May 8, 2002

Microsoft SQL Server Accelerator for Business Intelligence Turbocharges Business Intelligence Deployments

Microsoft Delivers New Development Tool to Enable Partners to Rapidly Build Custom Business Intelligence Solutions

May 8, 2002

Gamers Respond To Extraordinary Xbox Value Proposition

May 8, 2002

Q&A: The Future of Windows Servers and Web Services in Enterprise Computing

Windows 2000 is the leading operating system for enterprise servers, and Windows .NET Server the wave of the future. Bill Veghte, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Windows Server Group, traces the evolution of the Windows platform from NT to .NET.

May 8, 2002

Speech Transcript – Bill Veghte, NetWorld+Interop 2002

A transcript of remarks made by Bill Veghte during NetWorld+Interop 2002, held May 8, 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

May 7, 2002

Microsoft Releases Tools That Will Enable Mainstream Developers To Add Speech to Web Applications

Microsoft .NET Speech SDK Version 1.0 Beta Is First Software Product Based on Speech Application Language Tags Specification

May 7, 2002

Microsoft to Acquire Navision

Companies Combine Strengths to Accelerate .NET Business Applications Strategy For Small and Midmarket Businesses

May 7, 2002

Microsoft Moves Into Enterprise Project and Resource Management Arena, Releases Microsoft Project 2002 Product Family to Manufacturing

Customers and Partners Embrace Microsoft Project 2002 as a Scalable Solution for Enterprise Project Management and a Customizable, Extensible Development Platform

May 7, 2002

Microsoft SQL Server Catapults Ahead as Database Leader on Windows

Microsoft Corp. announced that Microsoft SQL Server 2000 is the leading database on the Windows and Windows NT platforms, according to preliminary results released by Gartner Dataquest.

May 7, 2002

In Challenging Economic Times, Recipients of Latest IT Certification from Microsoft Remain In High Demand

Employers and employees alike praise the new Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator credential for helping them find and keep jobs in a difficult economy.

May 7, 2002

Q&A: An Inside Look at Microsoft’s Plans to Acquire Navision, a Global Provider of Integrated Business Solutions

Microsoft’s acquisition of the Danish-based provider of integrated business software solutions, is driven by a mutual commitment to developing and delivering high-value interconnected solutions to small and midmarket organizations. Microsoft Senior Vice President