Microsoft

New Windows phones designed for life in motion to debut around the holidays in 2010

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 15, 2010 -- Today at Mobile World Congress 2010, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the next generation of Windows® Phones, Windows Phone 7 Series. With this new platform, Microsoft offers a fresh approach to phone software, distinguished by smart design and truly integrated experiences that bring to the surface the content people care about from the Web and applications. For the first time ever, Microsoft will bring together Xbox LIVE games and the Zune music and video experience on a mobile phone, exclusively on Windows Phone 7 Series. Partners have already started building phones; customers will be able to purchase the first phones in stores by holiday 2010.

Cisco Puts Collaboration in Context with New Application and Mobile Device Integration Capabilities

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 30, 2009 -- Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) today announced enhancements to the company's Unified Communications system that enable mobile access, improve video collaboration and extend interoperability across applications and devices such as Cisco WebEx® Connect, Cisco TelePresenceTM, Microsoft Office Communicator and the Apple iPhone. For businesses, the new Cisco® Unified Communications solutions streamline workflows, optimize collaboration and accelerate decision making. For all customers, the solutions enable collaboration anywhere, on any device and any network.

Today's news builds on the Cisco collaboration portfolio announcement in September, when Cisco entered the $34 billion collaboration market. The Cisco collaboration portfolio comprises unified communications, Cisco TelePresence and Web 2.0 applications built on an open, interoperable architecture that enables people to connect, communicate and collaborate in any workspace.

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First commercial Microsoft Surface launch to begin April 17 in select AT&T stores with expanded deployment planned throughout 2008

LAS VEGAS, April 1, 2008 — AT&T (NYSE: T) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) today announced a collaborative alliance that will transform the way consumers shop for mobile devices. AT&T will become the first company in the world to bring Microsoft Surface to life in a retail environment, giving customers the ability to explore their mobile worlds using touch and device recognition technology. Microsoft Surface is the first commercially available surface computer from Microsoft. Beginning April 17, customers can experience Microsoft Surface in select AT&T retail locations, including stores in New York City, Atlanta, San Antonio and San Francisco. Based on the success and learning from these initial pilot deployments, plans for further expansion across AT&T’s 2,200 U.S. retail stores will be determined.