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New MSN Toolbar Introduces One-Click Convenience to the Most Popular MSN Services

MSN Toolbar Offers Easy Access to MSN Hotmail, MSN Messenger, My MSN,
MSN Search Tools and MSNBC.com, in Addition to Pop-Up Blocking Features

REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Adding to its growing
lineup of online services, MSN today launched a beta version of the new MSN(R)
Toolbar in the United States at http://toolbar.msn.com/ . With the new MSN
Toolbar people will have access to the most popular MSN services, including
more convenient access to MSN Hotmail(R), MSN Messenger, My MSN and MSNBC.com,
as well as the best of the Web via MSN Search. In addition, the MSN Toolbar
offers features including a customizable Pop-Up Blocker and the new Highlight
Viewer tool, a feature that makes it easier for customers to find what they
are searching for on the Web.

"The MSN Toolbar enables people to easily access their favorite services
regardless of their online location," said Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft corporate
vice president for MSN Personal Services. "By offering innovative services
like the Highlight Viewer tool and seamless access to world-leading
communication services like MSN Hotmail and MSN Messenger, we’re helping
people be more efficient online."

MSN Toolbar Provides Easy Access to the Industry-Leading MSN Offerings
Also unique to MSN Toolbar is easy access to the most popular MSN
services. The customizable MSN Toolbar buttons offer one-click access to the
following:

— MSN Hotmail, the Web’s most popular free e-mail service, with 145
million customers worldwide.
— MSN Messenger, the most popular instant messaging service in the world,
with 110 million customers worldwide.
— My MSN, a customizable MSN Home Page that consumers can tailor to
feature the online activities that matter the most to them, with more
than 150 content module choices, in addition to high-quality video.
— MSN Search, a convenient search engine that makes it easier for
customers to find the information they are looking for when
they need it.
— MSNBC.com, MSN Toolbar also offers customers the option of adding a
News Button that provides quick access to up-to-the minute news content
from MSNBC.com.

In addition to offering consumers one-click access to the above MSN
services, the MSN Toolbar offers a drop-down menu providing quick access to
online information sources for movies from MSN Entertainment, finances from
MSN Money, online bargains from MSN Shopping, and encyclopedia and dictionary
resources from Microsoft(R) Encarta(R), along with directories from MSN Yellow
Pages and MSN White Pages.

New Features Designed Specifically for the MSN Toolbar

— Pop-Up Blocker empowers customers to take more control of their online
experience by preventing pop-ups. The Pop-Up Blocker is customizable in
the following ways: It can either be turned on or off, it allows
customers to specify particular Web sites they would like to receive
pop-ups from, and it provides an optional tally of the number of
pop-ups blocked and an optional sound indicator.
— Highlight Viewer makes searching the Web easier. When a customer enters
a word or phrase into the search box within the MSN Toolbar, the
Highlight tool will highlight the word or phrase throughout the
resulting Web pages. Customers can then preview the search results in a
small, unobtrusive pane called the Highlight Viewer.

MSN will automatically update the features as enhancements and new
versions of the MSN Toolbar become available. No additional download is
necessary.

About MSN

MSN attracts more than 350 million unique users worldwide per month. With
localized versions available globally in 38 markets and 18 languages, MSN is a
world leader in delivering Web services to consumers and ad sales to
businesses worldwide. The most useful and innovative online service today, MSN
brings consumers everything they need from the Web to make the most of their
time online. MSN is located on the Web at http://www.msn.com/. MSN worldwide
sites are located at http://www.msn.com/worldwide.ashx.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business
computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed
to empower people through great software — any time, any place and on any
device.

NOTE: Microsoft, MSN, Hotmail and Encarta are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other
countries.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.

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