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To: Tom Chwojko-Frank who wrote (23762)	6/7/1999 4:45:00 PM
From: Gerald Walls	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Too bad nobody wants Office 2000: Monday June 7, 4:13 pm Eastern Time (Note: this article is ''in progress''; there will likely be an update soon.) Microsoft launches Office 2000 upgrade SAN FRANCISCO, June 7 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) on Monday launched its Office 2000 upgrade for its widely used suite of business software, and said it has sold 15 million licenses so far of the new version designed to link traditional spreadsheet programs and word processing to the Internet. Showing the emphasis on Internet connections for its new office software, Microsoft also announced agreements to market Web collaboration services with Concentric Network Corp. (Nasdaq:CNCX - news) and Verio Inc. (Nasdaq:VRIO - news), two leading Web-hosting services. (Note: this article is ''in progress''; there will likely be an update soon.)

To: Tom Chwojko-Frank who wrote (23762)	6/7/1999 5:31:00 PM
From: Maverick	Respond to of 74651

DataChannel's XML-based Enterprise Information Portal Supports Office 2000 Web Capabilities; Commitment to Open Web Standards Enables New Web-Based Solutions newsalert.com

To: Tom Chwojko-Frank who wrote (23762)	6/8/1999 11:02:00 PM
From: Maverick	Respond to of 74651

MICROSOFT CORP said late Monday it purchased privately-held Canadian company ShadowFactor Software Inc., the maker of a technology called BattleCom that allows players to talk while playing games on the Internet. Microsoft did not disclose the amount of the transaction. "The ability to talk to other players over the Internet without the hassle of typing dialogue in midplay adds a new dimension to online gaming," said Kevin Bachus, group product manager at Microsoft. Microsoft plans to incorporate BattleCom technology in multimedia technology for release in late summer 2000