Microsoft

May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced new MSN Hotmail tools and services designed to expand e-mail industry collaboration in fighting spam -- MSN Postmaster and Smart Network Data Services. These new services complement ongoing industry efforts supported by Microsoft, including e-mail authentication mechanisms such as the Sender ID Framework, to help protect MSN Hotmail customers as well as the overall e-mail community from online safety concerns such as spam, phishing and viruses.

May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The next generation of video gaming arrives in full force today with an astounding lineup of premier, first-party titles from Microsoft Game Studios including "Perfect Dark: Zero," "Gears of War," "Blue Dragon," "Lost Odyssey," "Project Gotham Racing 3" and "Kameo: Elements of Power" for the new Xbox 360 system that puts players at the center of the most powerful next-generation games and entertainment experiences. These first-party titles will provide attendees at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) with an exciting glimpse of the unprecedented game experiences that will come alive on Xbox 360.

March 22 2005 -- Symbian Limited today announced that it has licensed the Microsoft Exchange Server ActiveSync protocol for use in Symbian OS, the leading open standard operating system for advanced mobile phones.

March 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC), Microsoft announced the first details of its next-generation Xbox video game system platform, highlighting how hardware, software and services are being fused to power enhanced game and entertainment experiences.

Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that it has selected Windows Media Video 9 for use in SIRIUS' mobile video platform, and has reached an agreement with Microsoft to collaborate in the further development of video applications.

Dec. 14, 2004 - In the midst of the busy holiday photo-processing season, Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has teamed with Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc. to connect millions of digital photographers with retailers for easy and convenient printing of digital pictures. Beginning this week, Fujifilm's Get The Picture Online service is accessible directly through the Windows XP Online Print Wizard, MSN Photos and Microsoft Digital Image Suite. This will enable consumers to order professionally processed digital prints directly from a Windows XP-based PC for pickup in as little as an hour at participating Fujifilm retail photo centers, including those at Sam's Club, Ritz Camera Centers Inc. and Wolf Camera Inc.

Oct. 5, 2004 The MSN TV unit (www.msntv.com) of Microsoft Corp., a group that has pioneered delivery of interactive services to the TV, has announced the debut of the new MSN TV 2 Internet & Media Player, shipping now and due to arrive at major consumer electronic retailers across the country by mid-October. MSN TV 2 is the only product that brings premium MSN content, PC-stored digital media and e-mail to TV for a truly integrated Internet and media experience. MSN TV 2 is a broadband-home-network-enabled device manufactured by Thomson under the RCA brand. It includes a wireless keyboard and remote control and has an MSRP of $199.95 plus a subscription fee.

Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Superman has Clark Kent, Spider-Man has Peter Parker, and Mac users have an "inner suit" of their own. Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac partners with Mac users' inner suit, allowing them to focus on being their creative selves while their alter egos get down to business. Due to great feedback from its Inner Suit advertising campaign, Microsoft Corp.'s Macintosh Business Unit (Mac BU) today launched its nationwide Win Your Inner Suit sweepstakes, which folks can enter to win a replica action figure of themselves as a business professional. In addition, individuals can take Office 2004 for a test drive to see the product in action.

Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nearly half of all Americans say they turn to the PC to achieve personal goals such as getting more organized and being more productive. To help transform those goals into reality, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) today announced the latest version of its home productivity software, Microsoft Works Suite 2005, which offers six popular software titles in one affordable package.

Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft today unveiled nine mice and keyboards tailored to today's consumer-computing activities with innovations that set new standards for convenience, comfort, mobility and wireless connectivity. Debuting intuitive and intelligent features -- including the company's first hardware products with fingerprint recognition technology -- these new devices deliver easier and more enjoyable ways to access and share information, whether at home or on the go, revolutionizing how people get in touch with their PC every day.