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To: Michael F. Donadio who wrote (28451)	3/2/2000 1:39:00 PM
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interesting take on enterprise computing from my bouyzzz. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03/02 8:41A (DJ) DJ Microsoft Says Windows 2000 Team Exceeded 5,000 Workers Story 2043 (INTC-D, INTC, MSFT, SUNW, I/CPM, I/CPR, I/SEM, I/SOF, N/DJN...) By Mark Boslet SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Developing Windows 2000 took a team of more than 5,000 Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) workers, 500 person-years of testing and a $2 billion investment, Senior Vice President Jim Allchin said. To make it successful, Microsoft has trained 290,000 people in its use, tested 13,000 devices to work with it and ensured that 8,000 software applications are compatible, Allchin said at the Robertson Stephens investment conference. Considering both price and performance, computer systems not using inexpensive Intel Corp. (INTC) chips, commonly paired with Microsoft's Windows, "will not survive," Allchin added. "That's Microsoft's view." Allchin, who led the Windows 2000 development efforts, argued that among the operating system's greatest assets is its improved reliability. "The most important thing is you don't have to reboot it," he said, contrasting it with earlier versions of Windows that he described as "painful." Microsoft sees Windows 2000, which it unveiled last month and designed for the business market, as its best opportunity yet to displace Unix, and particularly Sun Microsystems Inc.'s (SUNW) Solaris, as the corporate data-center software workhorse. Market observers don't fully realize how many dot-com companies use Windows NT, Windows 2000's predecessor, and are having "good experiences" with Windows 2000, he said. The product, which comes in versions for the desktop and server, also is the first of a wave of new Microsoft products expected this year. Microsoft plans to use the new products to deliver Internet-based services to companies. Separately, Allchin said Windows Millennium, also called Windows Me and designed as a successor to Windows 98, will eventually come in a 64-bit version. Windows Millennium, expected this year for the consumer market, will initially come in a 32-bit version. Intel plans to release its first 64-bit chip later this year. -Mark Boslet; Dow Jones Newswires; 650-496-1366 (END) DOW JONES NEWS 03-02-00