REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced participation in the following upcoming events with the financial community. Interested parties can view a webcast of these events on Microsoft's Investor Relations Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/msft .

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO ) Merrill Lynch Computer Services & Software Conference Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005 8:40 a.m. PST John Lauer, Vice President Small and Midmarket Solutions & Partners Group Microsoft Press & Analyst Conference at 3GSM World Congress Monday, Feb. 14, 2005 9 a.m. PST Pieter Knook, Senior Vice President Microsoft Mobile & Embedded Division and Communication Sector Security Briefing With Financial Analysts Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005 4:30 p.m. PST Mike Nash, Corporate Vice President Security Business & Technology Unit Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium 2005 Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005 1:30 p.m. MST/12:30 p.m. PST Chris Capossela, Corporate Vice President Information Worker

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CONTACT: Curt Anderson, general manager, Investor Relations of,
+1-425-706-3703; or Rapid Response Team of Waggener Edstrom, +1-503-443-7070,
or rrt@wagged.com

Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/msft

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