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July 11, 2004

Allison Watson: Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2004

A transcript of remarks by Allison Watson, Vice President, Partner Sales and Marketing Group, Microsoft Corporation, during the 2004 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.

July 9, 2004

Portable Media Centers Score Double Play With MLB.com Video Footage and Amazon.com Preorder

Windows Mobile-Based Portable Media Centers Now Available for Preorder Today on Amazon.com; MLB.com Makes Baseball Games Available to New Portable Multimedia Devices

July 9, 2004

Microsoft Announces 2004 Partner Program Award Finalists

Awards Recognize Innovation Using Microsoft Technologies

July 8, 2004

Flirting’s Moved Online! New Research From MSN Reveals Millions Swap IM Addresses With Potential Dates

Flirting used to be something that happened primarily at bars, parties or the local Starbucks, but a new survey from MSN found that instant messaging (IM) is the choice of today’s Romeos.

July 8, 2004

Microsoft and Philippe Starck Unite to Create Performance Art

Company Unveils Tech Couture With Designer and Special Edition Mice

July 8, 2004

Q&A: Performance + Art from Microsoft

Microsoft Hardware long ago bid adieu to boring beige. A new mouse conceived by the cutting-edge European designer Philippe Starck is the centerpiece of the latest collection of input devices Microsoft design executives unveiled today.

July 7, 2004

Microsoft Encarta Provides Fun Features to a New Generation of Students

Best-Selling, Trusted Resource for Education Kicks in Kids Content for 2005

July 6, 2004

Inaugural Advisory Board Offers Microsoft a Look at Future Information Worker Opportunities and Challenges

The 15-member global panel of students known as the Microsoft Office Information Worker Board of the Future seeks ways to customize and streamline current software, plus increased software training and cultural adaptations of technology for the developing world.

July 6, 2004

Nextel Partners Improves Productivity, Customer Response With Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Nextel Partners Inc., the exclusive provider of Nextel digital wireless communication services in midsize and rural U.S. markets, has adopted Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to run the company’s internal corporate portal.

July 6, 2004

Board of the Future Provides Insight Into Tomorrow’s Work Force

Microsoft Office Information Worker Board Recommends Program to Help Reduce Digital Divide, Offer Regional Customization of Products and Evolve Clippy Into CARL