Microsoft Announces Fiscal Third Quarter Results

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Microsoft Corp. today announced revenue of $7.25 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, a 13 percent increase over the $6.40 billion reported in the prior year. Operating income totaled $3.30 billion compared to $3.00 billion in the prior year. Net income for the quarter was $2.74 billion, which includes an $847 million after-tax gain on the sale of Expedia and an $806 million after-tax charge related to investment impairments. Diluted earnings per share for the March 2002 quarter were $0.49, including a $0.15 gain on the sale of Expedia and $0.14 investment impairment charge as noted above.

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Ultra Compact VIA EPIA Mini-ITX Mainboard

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VIA Platform Solutions Division Introduces Ultra Compact VIA EPIA Mini-ITX Mainboard

Taipei, Taiwan, 3rd April 2002 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced the worldwide availability of its ultra-compact, highly-integrated EPIA Mini-ITX mainboard through the VIA Platform Solutions Division (VPSD).

Offering the choice of a VIA Eden:tm: ESP processor for fanless systems with power sensitive requirements, or a VIA C3:tm: E-Series processor for more multimedia rich applications, the highly integrated VIA EPIA Mini-ITX mainboard features integrated 3D graphics, AC’97 audio, Ethernet and TV-Out connectivity. Measuring only 170mm x 170mm, it is the perfect platform for developing the next generation of small footprint Digital Information Appliances and Entertainment Devices.

With an operating voltage of only 1.2V, the recently launched VIA Eden ESP processor expands on the acclaimed low-power consumption and heat dissipation qualities of the VIA C3:tm: processor, offering lower power consumption than any other x86 processor on the market today. Furthermore, the VIA Eden ESP processor does not require a fan, opening up endless possibilities in the design of silent PCs and other quiet running devices.

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Service Pack Manager 2000 v6.3

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Network Security Patching Utility for Windows NT/2000 Adds Support for Windows XP and ISA Server 2000

San Diego, CA - March 20, 2002 /Software Wire/ - Gravity Storm Software today announced the release of Service Pack Manager 2000 v6.3. In unprecedented step, the 2000LT version of the software is distributed now free of charge to the IT community. It is the first security patch management application on the market with the heavy-weight User Interface and set of features that is available free of charge. By making the 2000LT version free, Gravity Storm Software leads other security software vendors in their contribution for securing critical IT infrastructure in the United States.

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SiS Makes a Splash at CeBIT 2002 Computer Show

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Taipei, March 13, 2002 – Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. (SiS), a leading core logic and graphics chip supplier, announced today its debut as an exhibitor at CeBIT 2002 where it is displaying SiS648/963 and SiS330. The former represents a Pentium 4 platform solution with leading DDR400 memory support while SiS330, the 3D graphics chip which supports AGP8X, demonstrate the new generation of graphic display technology.

ALi’s Products Receive The “Designed for Windows XP” Logo

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ALi’s Products Receive The “Designed for Windows XP” Logo Certification to High-quality Computing Products That Work Well With Microsoft Windows XP OS

TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 11, 2002 –Acer Laboratories Inc. (ALi), one of the world’s leading integrated circuit solutions providers today announced the receiving of the “Designed for Windows XP” logo >from Microsoft. This certification is given to identify hardware and software products that perform well with the Microsoft Windows XP operating system.

Creative Acquires 3D Labs

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Creative Technology Ltd. (Nasdaq: CREAF), the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for users of the personal computer and the Internet, today announced a definitive agreement under which Creative will acquire 3Dlabs Inc., Ltd. (Nasdaq: TDDD) for a combination of US$1.20 per share in cash and US$2.40 per share in Creative stock for each share of 3Dlabs.

On an approximate basis, Creative presently owns 1.8 million shares of 3Dlabs’ currently issued share capital of 30.6 million shares. In addition, Creative owns warrants and convertible notes which, when exercised and converted, would provide an additional 9.4 million shares and give Creative an approximate 28% beneficial ownership of the then-total outstanding 3Dlabs shares. The cost to acquire those shares that Creative does not already own is estimated at US$34.6 million in cash and US$69.1 million of Creative stock for a total of US$103.7 million. These dollar amounts of Creative shares and cash are fixed; however, the number of Creative shares to be issued will be determined by the average closing sale price of Creative shares on the Nasdaq exchange over a ten-day period which will end five days prior to 3Dlabs’ shareholder approval meeting. Based on Creative’s closing price of US$13.10 per share as of Friday, March 8, 2002, this would represent approximately 5.3 mi! llion Creative shares to be issued. The total number of Creative shares issued to 3Dlabs’ shareholders shall be subject to a cap of approximately 10 million Creative shares.

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New Dell Laptops Announced! Pentium 4's with Geforce 4's!

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Dell today introduced two new notebook computers powered by Intel's Mobile Pentium:registered: 4 processors-M, bringing desktop-like performance to consumers and business mobile users alike.

The wireless-ready InspironTM 8200 and LatitudeTM C840 notebooks come with Intel's new Mobile Pentium 4 processors-M, NVIDIA's new GeForce4 440 Go graphics controllers, large 15-inch high-resolution displays and multiple high-speed optical drives. The combination delivers performance levels in excess of many desktops found in homes and offices today.

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Datacenter Server Limited Edition

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For the most demanding server operating environments, Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of Microsoft:registered: Windows:registered: Datacenter Server Limited Edition. A world record for performance in the prestigious SAP:registered: Standard Application SD (Sales-and-Distribution) benchmark complements the release. Combined with previous scores on the TPC-C benchmark, the results provide further evidence of the advanced scalability and performance benefits of Windows Datacenter Server Limited Edition and SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition.

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Microsoft and Intel Announce Wireless Development Initiative

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Today at the 3GSM World Congress 2002, Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. announced that they have formed an initiative to develop reference designs for personal digital assistants (PDAs) and smart phones.

The reference designs, based on the Microsoft:registered: Windows:registered: Powered Pocket PC and Smartphone 2002 software platforms and the Intel:registered: Personal Internet Client Architecture (Intel PCA), will promote the rapid development of next-generation wireless applications and services for consumer and enterprise market segments. In addition, this collaboration will enable wireless device and software companies to expedite the market availability of their respective mobile solutions.

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First MPEG-4 Decoder Card

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SIGMA ANNOUNCES FIRST MPEG-4 DECODER CARD FOR PC USE

Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM), a leader in IP video streaming solutions, announced the first MPEG-4 client player add-in card for the PC. Marketed under the name REALmagic Xcard:tm:, Sigma's newest MPEG-4 offering turns a PC into a home theatre solution, providing TV playback of top entertainment content from DivX Networks, DVDs and new Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA) compliant video streams. Sigma's REALmagic Xcard will retail for $99.95 and will be available initially from the company's REALmagic Online store at www.buyrealmagic.com starting March 2002.

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BizTalk Server 2002

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Microsoft Corp. today announced the general availability of Microsoft:registered: BizTalk:tm: Server 2002. Building on the landmark release of BizTalk Server 2000, which has become one of the fastest-growing integration software solutions in the industry, BizTalk Server 2002 adds additional support for orchestrating Web services through Visual Studio:registered: .NET; revolutionary new SEED technology for rapid business partner connectivity; and new tools for advanced management, monitoring and deployment capabilities within the enterprise. Tyco International Ltd. chose BizTalk Server 2002, Commerce Server 2000 and SQL Server:tm: 2000 to build its supplier enablement solution for one of its largest companies, Tyco Valves & Controls.

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Network Appliance debuts SnapDrive for SQL Server 2000

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Network Appliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content delivery solutions, has announced SnapDrive for Microsoft SQL Server 2000, an integrated data management solution that significantly increases SQL Server 2000 database availability, scalability and reliability at an extremely low cost of ownership.

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Sound Blaster Extigy

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CREATIVE LAUNCHES SOUND BLASTER EXTIGY - FIRST EXTERNAL SOUND BLASTER

MILPITAS, Calif. - January 8, 2002 - Creative Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ: CREAF), the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for users of the personal computer and the Internet, today unveiled the Sound Blaster:registered: Extigy:tm:, the first external Sound Blaster in Creative's history. The Sound Blaster Extigy delivers stunning 24-bit 96kHz multi-channel audio playback and 100dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). It enhances audio for digital music, DVD movies and games from an easy-to-use, compact external device that connects to the notebook or desktop via the Universal Serial Bus (USB) port. The Sound Blaster Extigy is slated to ship this month at an estimated street price of US$149.99.

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Leading DVD Player Manufacturers Announce Support For Windows Media

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Today at the 2002 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Corp. announced that leading DVD player manufacturers have adopted Microsoft:registered: Windows Media (TM) Technologies for their new DVD players. Panasonic and Apex Digital Inc. today unveiled the first DVD players supporting Windows Media Audio (WMA), which enables consumers to play back more than 22 hours of their favorite music from a single CD and, for DVD players that support DVD-R, enable them to store almost 250 albums on a single DVD. In addition, Shinco (Jiangsu Shinco Electronics Group Company Ltd.), and Toshiba Corp. announced plans to support Windows Media in DVD players introduced in 2002. These consumer electronics manufacturers account for a significant number of the DVD players manufactured and sold in the United States in 2001. In October, for the first time, the sale of DVD players to consumers eclipsed that of VCRs according to the Consumer Electronics Association.

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Server Appliance Kit 2.0 Add-On Pack

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Microsoft Corp. today announced the release of the Microsoft:registered: Server Appliance Kit (SAK) 2.0 Add-On Pack, which delivers a comprehensive set of management capabilities for fixed-function server appliances such as Web servers and Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliances. Designed for IT administrators, the new capabilities are the Multiple Device Manager (MDM), which enables the management of many physical server appliance devices from a central console, and the Role-Based User Interface (RBUI), which supports delegated management of the Web UI. In addition, industry-leading original equipment manufacturers including Compaq Computer Corp., Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Maxtor Corp., RLX Technologies Inc. and Transtec AG announced their plans to ship Windows:registered: Powered server appliance products based on SAK 2.0 with the Add-On Pack.

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