MEDIA ADVISORY: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to Deliver Industry Announcement Today

MEDIA ADVISORY: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to Deliver Industry Announcement Today

November 03, 2006

Details of the Announcement Will be Provided During a Press Conference

    What:	Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer will deliver an

                announcement during a press conference
today in 
                San Francisco.

    When:	2 p.m. PST
                Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006

    Where:	JW Marriott Hotel San Francisco
                500 Post St.
                San Francisco, CA 94102

    Teleconference 
    Information:	Listen-only news conference: 
                        United States:  888-566-6508
                        International:  [phone]
                        Pass code:  1626850 
 
    Webcast:	A live webcast of the event will be available
at 
	http://www.microsoft.com/events/executives/webcasts.mspx 
	After the conference has ended, the video will be 
	available for streaming at the same link for at least 
	six months.

    Transcript:	A written transcript of the news conference
will be 
	available on the PressPass Web site 
	( http://www.microsoft.com/presspass ) two hours after 
	the conference call has ended.

    News Conference 
    Satellite 
    Coordinates:	B-Roll will be available via a satellite
feed. For more 
                        information and satellite
coordinates, please contact 
                        [e-mail]

    Audio Replay 
    Information:	An audio replay of the news conference
will be available 
                        approximately one hour after the
conference call has 
                        ended, and will be available online
for 30 days. Click 
                        the link below to access the
downloadable file:
                       
https://www.mymeetings.com/mm/ims/d.php?o=2231509
                        Pass code: 1626850

    NOTE:  Microsoft is a registered trademark 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.

    For more information, print and online media only: 
         Rapid Response Team, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide,
503-443-7070, 
         [e-mail] 

    For more information, broadcast media only: 
         Media Relations, Worldwide Communications &
Television, 425-452-5400
         [e-mail]
 
    NOTE TO EDITORS: If you are interested in viewing
additional information on Microsoft, please visit the
Microsoft(R) Web page at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass
on Microsoft's corporate information pages. Web links,
telephone numbers and titles were correct at time of
publication, but may since have changed. For additional
assistance, journalists and analysts may contact
Microsoft's Rapid Response Team or other appropriate
contacts listed at
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/contactpr.mspx .
  
SOURCE  Microsoft Corp.