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Microsoft Corp.(Nasdaq: MSFT) today introduced a beta version of its new MSN(R) ToolbarSuite, with breakthrough desktop search functionality that helps consumersquickly find virtually any type of document, media file or e-mail message ontheir Windows(R)-based personal computer. Now consumers don’t have to spendvaluable time sifting through an enormous amount of information; instead, theycan quickly find precisely what they need. The integrated suite of toolsstreamlines the process of finding and acting on information from PCs bycombining the ease of a Web search with the richness and power of the PCenvironment.

The free suite of MSN search tools, available now in the United States athttp://beta.toolbar.msn.com , is the latest development in a comprehensive MSNSearch service that helps consumers more quickly find precisely what they arelooking for and gives them more control over their search experience. The newMSN Toolbar Suite includes an updated version of the popular MSN Toolbar forMicrosoft(R) Internet Explorer and new toolbars that are convenientlyaccessible through Windows and Microsoft Office Outlook(R). The new toolbarsinclude the MSN Deskbar for the Windows desktop, MSN Toolbar for MicrosoftOffice Outlook and MSN Toolbar for Microsoft Windows Explorer.

“With MSN Toolbar Suite, consumers can now search their desktops fromwithin the popular applications on their PCs,” said Yusuf Mehdi, corporatevice president for the MSN Information Services and Merchant Platform divisionat Microsoft. “By delivering fast, precise answers with familiar technology,Microsoft is taking desktop information discovery to a new level.” From any of the MSN Toolbar Suite tools, consumers can conveniently managethe vast amount of digital information available on their PC by quicklysearching it in one easy step. These applications provide the followingbenefits:

* Quick, precise retrieval of desktop files. Consumers can quickly and easily search the thousands of files on their PCs, including Outlook Contacts or Calendar files, Adobe PDFs files, or Microsoft Office Word or PowerPoint(R) files.
* The MSN toolbars are conveniently designed to work with Outlook, Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer and the Windows desktop. The MSN Toolbars also give consumers quick access to MSN Messenger, MSN Hotmail(R) and MSN Spaces, enabling them to initiate common communication tasks right from the bar, including e-mail, instant messaging and inserting URLs into Spaces blogs.
* Familiar interfaces and useful results. Consumers can use desktop search when browsing files in Windows in a comfortable and familiar format, enabling them to open files in their associated application directly from their desktop search results and enabling quick access to actions such as managing, sharing, deleting or playing files.
* New MSN Search service. MSN Toolbar Suite displays Web search results from the recently launched MSN Search Beta release,* a new algorithmic search engine built by Microsoft and designed to help consumers find precisely the information they are looking for by providing more useful answers to their questions and more control over their search experience.
* Privacy protection. The MSN Toolbar Suite is built on the current Windows security and privacy model, and respects the privacy of multiple users on a single PC by utilizing the Windows authentication and user account management infrastructure, helping to provide consumers with a better-protected and more private desktop searching experience.

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