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Microsoft Corp.(Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced the availability of Microsoft(R) OfficeOutlook(R) Live, a new subscription offering that brings together the power ofMicrosoft Office Outlook with MSN(R) Hotmail(R) in the United States, theUnited Kingdom and Canada (English and French).    (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO )    Outlook Live connects MSN Hotmail, the world's largest free Web-basede-mail service with 187 million accounts worldwide, with the advanced e-mailtools of Microsoft Office Outlook, providing customers with a way to moreefficiently manage their lives. This is the first Microsoft Office product tobe made available as a downloadable subscription service. With Outlook Live,customers can now view and manage all their personal information -- e-mailaccounts, contacts and calendars -- in one convenient place, from virtuallyanywhere. With an Outlook Live subscription customers will receive the latestversion of Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 for Subscription Services, plus 2 GBof online storage, the ability to send 20MB attachments, and advanced spam andvirus protection -- all for an introductory price of $44.95(1) until April 19,2005 (regularly priced at $59.95 per year).    "Outlook Live is the most advanced consumer e-mail service available fromMicrosoft and is perfect for individuals who really want to get the most outof their e-mail," said Blake Irving, corporate vice president for the MSNCommunication Services and Member Platform Group at Microsoft. "MSN iscommitted to delivering a range of free and subscription e-mail services tomeet customer needs, and Outlook Live is the perfect addition to ourportfolio. We're thrilled to offer the service to our customers."    "By collaborating with MSN, we've been able to create a great service forour collective customers with a true eye on consumer needs," said ChrisCapossela, corporate vice president for the Information Worker ProductManagement Group at Microsoft. "Outlook Live brings the best of two worldstogether, making it easier than ever for customers to enjoy the benefits ofMicrosoft Office Outlook to manage their busy lives."    Organization Made Easy    As the lines between work and home blur and consumers' lives continue tobe complex, people are looking for ways to organize their lives and simplifytheir communications. Outlook Live helps customers accomplish that by locatingall important information together in one place. With 2 GB of online storageand virtually unlimited offline storage (depending on their disk space),customers can save all they need -- including photos, files and importantmessages -- using the advanced tools in Outlook. Other features that helpmaximize a customer's e-mail experience include these:    -- Staying organized and efficient. Using Microsoft Office Outlook,       customers can access, send and receive e-mail messages from multiple       e-mail accounts(2) and manage different calendars and sets of contacts,       such as work and personal. The powerful Outlook organization features       make it easy to search and organize messages across accounts by       grouping them by date, size, conversation, subject, importance or other       criteria. Customers also can schedule meetings, keep track of their       calendar or even share calendars with other Hotmail or MSN e-mail       subscribers, viewing them side-by-side on a single screen.    -- Staying in sync any time, anywhere. With Outlook Live, any updates made       -- from deleting messages and adding a new contact to scheduling a       meeting or creating a new task -- using Outlook are automatically       synchronized and reflected in customers' MSN Mail or MSN Hotmail       accounts when they are online. Even changes made or e-mail messages       composed while working offline are captured and completed when the       customer signs back online, so they never have to worry about staying       up to date. Best of all, customers can access this information       virtually anywhere from http://www.hotmail.com .    -- Staying protected. With Outlook Live, customers are more protected with       automatically updated e-mail anti-virus software, which scans for and       helps eliminate harmful viruses before they reach the computer. In       addition, improved and regularly updated junk e-mail filters in Outlook       2003 and MSN Hotmail, built on patented Microsoft SmartScreen(TM)       Technology, help reduce unwanted spam e-mail. Customers even can set up       automatic blocking of up to 500 addresses or domains and enjoy a       graphical ad-free e-mail experience.    More information about Microsoft Office Outlook Live can be found athttp://outlooklive.msn.com .

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