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National Instruments Measurement Studio 8.6 Offers Complete Support for Visual Studio 2008 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 23 hours 36 minutes ago
...trademarks of National Instruments. The mark LabWindows is used under a license from Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other product and company names listed...


Bit9 Named to Bank Technology News' 2008 Innovators Ranking [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 21 hours 43 minutes ago
WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Bit9, the pioneer and leader in Enterprise


ACCESS to Provide Widget Service for NTT DOCOMO Smartphones [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 1 day 1 hour 21 minutes ago
TOKYO, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- ACCESS CO., LTD., a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC markets, today announced that it will begin providing a Widget service for NTT DOCOMO, INC.'s new HTC Windows Mobile smartphone models DOCOMO PRO series(TM) HT-01A (released today) and DOCOMO PRO series HT-02A (scheduled for release between December 2008 and January 2009).


Grubb & Ellis Issues Open Letter Reminding Stockholders to Vote By Internet or Telephone at This Wednesday's Annual Meeting [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 23 hours 51 minutes ago
SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grubb & Ellis Company


Allin Achieves Microsoft Unified Communications Competency - Voice Specialization [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 22 hours 27 minutes ago
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allin Corporation


EXACT Sciences Corporation Appoints Michael Singer to Board of Directors [Press Release]
Business Wire | 6 days 23 hours 31 minutes ago
EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ: EXAS) announced today that Michael E. Singer has joined its Board of Directors effective November 23, 2008.


Momentum for Microsoft DirectX 10.1 Grows with Major Game Titles, Next-Generation 3D Game Engines, and Windows 7 API [Press Release]
Business Wire | 6 days 15 hours 35 minutes ago
Today, Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 graphics leader AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced expanded support for DirectX 10.1 from a number of developers, demonstrating growing momentum for the most advanced Microsoft graphics API Layer to date. GSC Game World released a DirectX 10.1 patch for their newest game title, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky, bringing with it frame rate improvements of up to 10 percent while at the same time enhancing the visual experience of the game1. On the heels of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clea...


Sony s Robert Blanchard and Microsoft s David McLauchlan Honored at CEA s First Annual Technology Achievement Awards [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 days 52 minutes ago
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® announced that its inaugural Technology Achievement Awards go to Robert Blanchard, regulatory and standards analyst, Sony Electronics and David McLauchlan, senior business development manager, Microsoft Corporation. The awards were handed out at the first annual Technology Achievement Awards, held in conjunction with the CEA Technology and Standards Fall Forum, a four-day event that brings engineering leaders together to develop CE standards.


EyeWonder and Akamai Team on First In-Stream Ads Over Microsoft Silverlight for New York Magazine Interactive Campaign [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 7 days 23 hours 36 minutes ago
...the Developer Platform Group at Microsoft Corp. "This project, in collaboration...Stream Ad Framework supports Microsoft Silverlight and Adobe Flash...Silverlight is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation and is used for descriptive purposes...


Quotit Corporation Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 days 2 hours 2 minutes ago
Quotit® Corporation, a division of The Word & Brown Companies, today announced it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in Custom Development Solutions, recognizing the company’s expertise and impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified Partner, Quotit has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, which give t...


New Board Members Elected to the Professional Association for SQL Server [Press Release]
Business Wire | 11 days 2 hours 36 minutes ago
The Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) today announced its new board members at the PASS Community Summit 2008. Douglas McDowell, managing partner for Solid Quality Mentors and Andy Warren, president of Fourdeuce will be joining the PASS Board of Directors-at-Large while Lynda Rab continues her Board service for a new term. Newly elected board members will begin serving their term on January 1, 2009.


Intel Xeon-based NEC Express5800 Scalable HA Server Achieves New World Record TPC-E Benchmark Performance [Press Release]
Business Wire | 21 days 15 hours 35 minutes ago
NEC Corporation today announced that on November 6, 2008, its recently released Intel® Xeon® processor-based "NEC Express5800 Scalable HA Server" achieved the fastest performance on the TPC-E benchmark.*1


Learn about the World Bluetooth Enabled Devices Market [Press Release]
Business Wire | 12 days 9 hours 28 minutes ago
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Wireless industry is available in its catalogue.


Research and Markets: Business Intelligence Industry Expert Nigel Pendse Previews Microsoft's 'Project Gemini' in New Report [Press Release]
Business Wire | 12 days 23 hours 7 minutes ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6f68b5/preview_of_microso) has announced the addition of the "Preview of Microsoft's 'Project Gemini'" report to their offering.


How to Make Money from Your Online Professional Network With RevResponse.com [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 7 days 3 hours 21 minutes ago
LOS GATOS, Calif., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Suddenly everyone seems to be looking for new ways to boost their income. For business website owners, bloggers, and even professionals with their own social network, one monetization solution is proving to be very lucrative -- RevResponse.com.





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Company Overview


Company: Microsoft Corporation
Industry: Development Tools, Operating Systems & Utilities Software
Website: http://www.microsoft.com

Microsoft's ambitions are anything but small. The world's #1 software company provides a variety of products and services, including its Windows operating systems and Office software suite. The company has expanded into markets such as video game consoles, server and storage software, and digital music players. Microsoft has reached settlements to end a slew of antitrust investigations and lawsuits, including agreeing to uniformly license its operating systems and allowing manufacturers to include competing software with Windows. In 2008 Microsoft made repeated efforts to acquire Yahoo! but was rebuffed by that company's board of directors.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 60,420 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Sales 18.2 (2008)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 17,681 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Net Income 25.7 (2008)
Number of Employees 91,000 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees 15.2 (2008)
Fiscal Year-End June