To hoffy and ALL: MSFT keeps pluggin' away----
In remarks at CES ..."Gates also touched on several news announcements that further support the company's vision of computing made easier any time, anywhere and on any device. In support of consumers, and of the technology to improve consumers' lives, the company did the following:
-- Announced additional features to the MSN-based Web Companion and
previewed MSN Mobile Service 2.0, which will make MSN services
accessible from Web-enabled cellular phones
-- Introduced the naming and vision for the next-generation Windows(R) CE
operating system-based Palm-size PC, now called the Pocket PC, and
announced that Microsoft Reader, Microsoft's eBook technology, will be
a featured application for the Pocket PC
-- Previewed announcements with barnesandnoble.com llc and Barnes & Noble
Inc. to support Microsoft Reader and to help enable broad distribution
of eBooks content
-- Announced the Windows Media(TM) Player for Palm-size PCs and the Pocket
PC, and highlighted recent statistics showing 900 percent growth for
Windows Media in the first 10 months of 1999
-- Unveiled the Microsoft Concept Home at the company's Redmond campus,
designed to showcase the company's vision of how software can improve
people's quality of life
-- Announced availability of version 2.0 of the Windows CE for Automotive
solution for OEMs and manufacturers, along with a new industry partner
and new naming
-- Introduced the Digital Diva, a consumer ambassador whose mission is to
help consumers understand and feel comfortable with technology as well
as to frame technology issues and trends clearly
-- Unveiled Philips Consumer Electronics Co. and Thomson Multimedia SA's
plans to expand their long-standing partnerships with WebTV Networks,
Inc. and develop new Microsoft WebTV Network(TM) Personal TV products,
establishing WebTV Networks as a leader in personal television services
-- Announced the new IntelliMouse(R) optical ambidextrous pointing device,
which offers the benefits of Microsoft's innovative IntelliEye(TM)
optical technology in a new shape comfortable to both left- and
right-handed individuals
Separately at MacWorld today, Microsoft unveiled the Internet Explorer 5 browser software, Macintosh Edition, and announced a time line for products supporting Apple's next operating system, OS X, including Office, Internet Explorer and the Outlook(R) Express messaging and collaboration client." |
