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Microsoft Showcases Excel Services and Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 at Securities Industry Conference Q&A: As the Securities Industry Association (SIA) gathers its annual forum in New York, a Microsoft technology architect goes under the hood of what promises to become one of the world's most advanced modeling and trading platforms. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/jun06/06-20SecuritiesIndustry.mspx Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:00:00 GMT Array

Small Business Specialist Community Celebrates First Anniversary Partners report that membership in the Microsoft Small Business Specialist Community – now numbering 7,000 small-business industry partners worldwide – helps them win the confidence of the thriving small-business segment. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/jun06/06-20SmallBusiness.mspx Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:00:00 GMT Feature

Launch of Windows Live Messenger Marks Significant Progress for Microsoft’s Windows Live Era Microsoft delivers interactive online game as part of launch; users rewarded with exclusive film clip of Disney’s upcoming “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest†movie. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jun06/06-19LiveEraPR.mspx Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:00:00 GMT Array

Q&A: Windows Live Messenger Marks Milestone in Software-Based Services for Microsoft Martin Taylor, corporate vice president of Windows Live and MSN at Microsoft, discusses the growing momentum behind the company’s new Windows Live services. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/jun06/06-19windowslivemessenger.mspx Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:00:00 GMT Feature

Play Ball! MSN Steps Up to the Plate and Collaborates With LivePlanet to Produce Next-Generation Original Online Content First up for MSN Originals is an interactive unscripted series that allows the MSN audience to manage a minor league baseball team. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jun06/06-15GMRealityBaseballPR.mspx Fri, 16 Jun 2006 04:01:00 GMT Array

Microsoft Announces Plans for July 2008 Transition for Bill Gates Working full time at Microsoft through June 2008, Gates then will continue as chairman and advisor while increasing Foundation efforts; Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie to assume expanded roles. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jun06/06-15CorpNewsPR.mspx Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:30:00 GMT Press Release

Media Alert: Microsoft to Announce Company News News conference to begin at 1:30 p.m. PDT http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jun06/06-15CorpNewsMA.mspx Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:00:00 GMT Press Release

Microsoft Security Response Alliance Unites Global Internet Service Providers to Educate Consumers About Online Safety Weeklong Protect Yourself This Summer effort aims to educate consumers on ways to protect themselves, their families and their PC on the Internet. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jun06/06-15SecResponseAlliancePR.mspx Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:50:00 GMT Array

Pushing the Boundaries of Search The 12 winners in Microsoft Live Labs “Accelerating Search in Academic Research†are part of a quest to identify bold and innovative approaches to information retrieval, data mining, machine learning and human/computer interactions. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/may06/05-31LiveLabs.mspx Wed, 31 May 2006 13:00:00 GMT Feature

Assistive Technology Puts Wounded Veteran Back at the Drawing Board A U.S. veteran who lost his hand and forearm in Iraq enlists assistive technology to make prosthetic devices better and more easily available worldwide. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/may06/05-31AssistiveTechnology.mspx Wed, 31 May 2006 13:00:00 GMT Feature

Making Technology Accessible to Everyone Microsoft Windows Vista, and the new director of the Accessible Technology Group at Microsoft, Rob Sinclair, are making it easier for people to see, hear and use computers. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/jun06/06-05VistaAccessibility.mspx Mon, 05 Jun 2006 13:00:00 GMT Array

Q&A: Microsoft’s Business Intelligence Strategy The corporate VP of Microsoft Office Business Applications, Lewis Levin, discusses the new performance-management offering, Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, and the company's approach to business intelligence. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/jun06/06-06PerformancePoint.mspx Tue, 06 Jun 2006 13:00:00 GMT Array

Microsoft Provides Additional Clarity About Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications The WGA program was launched July 2005 to provide an improved experience for consumers using genuine Windows XP and to help Microsoft address software piracy. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/jun06/06-08wgaqa.mspx Fri, 09 Jun 2006 02:15:00 GMT Feature

Microsoft to Collaborate With University of California and University of Toronto Libraries for Windows Live Book Search Windows Live Books Publisher Program enables publishers to easily submit content for inclusion in the Windows Live Book Search index. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jun06/06-08BookSearchPR.mspx Fri, 09 Jun 2006 04:00:00 GMT Array

Tech•Ed 2006: Study Shows IT Fuels Business Growth Q&A: The findings of a Keystone Strategy, Inc. study conducted under the direction of Professor Marco Iansiti of Harvard Business School support Microsoft’s People-Ready Business vision, and sharply refute claims discounting the strategic value of IT. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/jun06/06-11Keystone.mspx Sun, 11 Jun 2006 23:30:00 GMT Feature

Microsoft Releases Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, Bringing High-Performance Computing to the Mainstream Company’s software offering is its first designed to run parallel, high-performance computing applications to solve complex computations. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jun06/06-09ComputeClusterServer2003PR.mspx Fri, 09 Jun 2006 13:00:00 GMT Array

Q&A: Microsoft Readies Exchange Server 2007 Beta 2 As part of Microsoft’s goal to ensure that people can easily embrace the power of information technology, Microsoft Exchange’s new mobile features have been designed to make life simpler and less harried for IT pros and end users. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/jun06/06-12Exchange.mspx Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:00:00 GMT Array

Advance the Business through IT Solutions: The Microsoft Application Platform The Microsoft Application Platform is a portfolio of technology capabilities, core products and best practice guidance, focused on helping IT and development departments to partner with the business to maximize opportunity. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/jun06/06-12AppPlatform.mspx Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:00:00 GMT Array

Microsoft Unveils Office Business Application Strategy, Marrying Enterprise Applications With Microsoft Office Introducing LOBi for Office SharePoint Server, new capabilities enabling traditional business applications to deeply integrate into the familiar Office environment. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jun06/06-12OBAPR.mspx Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:00:00 GMT Press Release

Q&A: Key Updates to Microsoft's Security and Access Product Strategy Unveiled At Microsoft Tech•Ed 2006, VP Ted Kummert discusses new security product announcements, including the new Microsoft Forefront brand, that reinforce a broader business customer promise to “Protect Information, Control Access.†http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/jun06/06-12Security.mspx Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:00:00 GMT Array