MICROSOFT KICKS OFF DEVELOPER MADNESS WITH EVENTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES,
CANADA

Teams With Industry Sponsors, Local Third-Party Developers and Community
Leaders To Demonstrate Wide-Ranging Commitment to Developer Community

REDMOND, WASH. - MAY 28, 1996 - As part of its wide-ranging commitment to
developers, Microsoft Corp. today announced an initiative titled Developer
Madness, designed to help developers navigate the "crazy" rush to the
Internet. Developer Madness will include a series of one-day seminars and
training sessions this summer targeted to developers across the United
States and Canada. Upcoming events include Developer Days, Worldwide Live!
and a User Group tour, all focused on Microsoft Internet development
tools, including ActiveX technologies, Microsoft Internet Explorer and the
Microsoft FrontPage Web authoring and management tool.

"Our goal with these programs is to provide the tools, education and
training necessary for developers to easily create the compelling and
exciting applications and Web sites that consumers demand," said Bob
Muglia, vice president in the Internet platform and tools division at
Microsoft. "Developer Madness highlights our commitment to providing
developers all the resources they need to begin developing for the
Internet immediately."

"Microsoft understands that delivering excellent development tools is only
half the effort - providing developers with training on these technologies
is the key to our mutual success," said Bill Kennedy, senior consultant at
Minerva Technology Inc.

"By bringing training opportunities to my own back yard, Microsoft makes my
job a lot easier," said Frank Sommer, vice president at VideoSoft
Consulting. "Microsoft is truly an excellent business partner to the
developer community."

DEVELOPER DAYS: ACTIVATE THE INTERNET, YOUR TOOLS, YOUR BUSINESS

Dev Days is the developer "town meeting" run entirely by customers for
customers. Sponsored by Microsoft, Digital Equipment Corp., Advanced Micro
Devices Inc., The Cobb Group, local third-party developers and community
leaders, Dev Days III will take place on

June 5 in 19 cities across the United States and Canada. Dev Days provides
developers with a forum at which to gather locally and share expertise and
real-world experiences using Microsoft development tools.

Dev Days III will kick off with a satellite keynote speech by Muglia from
Windows World in Chicago to present Microsoft's Internet development
strategy, including ActiveX technologies - which promise to bring the
Internet alive with interactive, engaging Web content. Also scheduled are
technical breakout sessions on the Internet development environment,
Visual BasicR Script, FrontPage and the Microsoft Java development tool,
code-named Jakarta. To view additional details on Dev Days, please visit
HTTP://MICROSOFT.COM/DEVDAYS/.

WORLDWIDE LIVE! ACTIVATING THE INTERNET

Worldwide Live! is a unique event aimed at educating anyone involved in
Web-site development. Scheduled to be broadcast live on July 16 to more
than 50 movie theaters in major U.S. and Canadian cities, this
comprehensive forum will feature information on ways to create active Web
sites that fully exploit the latest capabilities of the Internet. In
addition, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from Internet
evangelists at Microsoft as well as key associates such as Adobe Systems
Inc. and Macromedia Inc. For more details on Worldwide Live!, visit
HTTP://MICROSOFT.COM/WWLIVE/.

MICROSOFT REPRESENTATIVES VISIT LOCAL USER GROUPS

Beginning June 11, Microsoft representatives plan to visit 19 User Groups
throughout the United States and Canada to educate the community on
Microsoft's Internet and development tools and support them in their
migration to Internet development. Additional details on the User Group
tour can be found at
HTTP://MICROSOFT.COM/DEVONLY/COMMUNITY/EVENTS/UGTOUR.HTM.

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software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of
products and services for business and personal use, each designed with
the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take
advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

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