May 15, 2006 Microsoft Teams Up With National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to Aid in National Child Protection Microsoft collaborates with Avanade and Digonex to bring urgent bulletins on abducted children to MSN customers through MSN Alerts.
May 11, 2006 Microsoft and NGA Announce Strategic Alliance Microsoft Virtual Earth platform improves geospatial intelligence applications; hurricane-mapping site empowers first responders.
May 8, 2006 MSN and Hearst Magazines Collaborate on Large-Scale Content Projects In its continued alliance with Hearst, MSN will infuse and deliver lifestyle content from some of the world’s most widely read consumer magazines.
May 8, 2006 Windows Live Messenger Beta Now Available Broadly to Consumers for Download Beta of rich communications and sharing tools is available worldwide.
May 4, 2006 Media Alert: MSN Is the Official Online Home of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival First weekend of concerts and video highlights are available on demand to viewers around the world only on MSN.
May 4, 2006 Microsoft to Acquire In-Game Advertising Pioneer Massive Inc. Massive’s technology for weaving dynamic, relevant ads into video games will extend next-generation advertising across Microsoft properties and beyond.
May 4, 2006 Microsoft Acquires Vexcel Corp., a Worldwide Leader in Imagery and Remote Sensing Technology Deal supports Microsoft’s vision for Virtual Earth platform and Windows Live Local offerings.
May 4, 2006 Windows Live Local Offers a Unique View of Where the Stars Hang Out Microsoft’s online mapping service provides the inside scoop on where top celebrities spend time in the cities they call home.
May 3, 2006 MSN Announces MSN Originals Content Initiative MSN partners with Reveille and Be Jane to create exclusive, interactive storytelling online for consumers and advertisers.
May 3, 2006 Seventh Annual MSN Strategic Account Summit Celebrates Advertisers’ Role in Microsoft Media Network Vision CEO Steve Ballmer announces the launch of Microsoft adCenter in the U.S.
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