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Microsoft
Type
PublicNASDAQ: MSFTHKEX: 4338
Founded
Albuquerque, New Mexico (April 4, 1975 (1975-04-04)
Founder(s) Bill GatesPaul Allen
Headquarters Redmond, Washington, United States
Area served Worldwide
Key people Bill Gates (Chairman)Steve Ballmer (CEO)Ray Ozzie (CSA)Craig Mundie (CRSO)Don Mattrick (Senior VP of Entertainment and Devices)
Industry Computer softwareConsumer electronicsVideo game consoles
Products Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ServersWindows Developer Tools
Microsoft ExpressionBusiness SoftwareGames & Xbox 360Windows LiveWindows MobileZune
Revenue ▼ US$ 58.437 billion (2009)
Net income ▼ US$ 14.569 billion (2009)
Total assets ▲ US$ 77.888 billion (2009)
Microsoft Corporation is a multinational computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, its most profitable products are the Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software.
•The company was founded in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by the Windows line of operating systems. Many of its products have achieved near-ubiquity in the desktop computer market.
Microsoft's original mission was,
"a computer on every desk and in every home, running Microsoft software."
• ClientIncludes the Windows product family and is responsible for our relationships with personal computer manufacturers.
• Server and ToolsSoftware server products, services and solutions, including: Windows Server operating system, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Enterprise Services, Visual Studio, System Center products, Forefront security products and Biz Talk Server.
• Online Services BusinessConsists of an online advertising platform with offerings for publishers and advertisers, personal communications services such as e-mail and instant messaging, and online information offerings such as Live Search and the MSN portals and channels.
• Microsoft Business DivisionIncludes the Microsoft Office suites, desktop programs, servers, and services and solutions; Microsoft Dynamics; and Unified Communications business solutions.
• Entertainment and Devices DivisionConsists of the Xbox video game system, including consoles and accessories, Xbox Live operations, Zune digital music and entertainment device; Mediaroom, mobile and embedded device platforms, Surface computing platform, and Windows Automotive.
1975–1984: FoundingFollowing the launch of the Altair 8800, William Henry Gates III, (known as Bill Gates) called the developers of a new microcomputer, Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS), offering to demonstrate an implementation of the BASIC programming language for the system. After the demonstration, MITS agreed to distribute Altair BASIC. Gates left Harvard University, moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico where MITS was located, and founded Microsoft there. The company's first international office was founded on November 1, 1978, in Japan, titled "ASCII Microsoft" (now called "Microsoft Japan").
1985–1994: IPO, OS/2 and Windows•In August 1985, Microsoft and IBM
partnered in the development of a different operating system called OS/2. On November 20, 1985, Microsoft released its first retail version of Microsoft Windows, originally a graphical extension for its MS-DOS operating system
1995–2005: Internet and legal issues
In 1995, Microsoft released Windows 95, a new version of the company's flagship operating system which featured a completely new user interface, including a novel start button; more than a million copies of Microsoft Windows 95 were sold in the first four days after its release.The company also released its web browser, Internet Explorer, with the Windows 95 Plus! Pack in August 1995 and subsequent Windows versions.
•In 2001, Microsoft released Windows XP, the first version that encompassed the features of both its business and home product lines.
The current logo of Microsoft Windows, the company's signature product
The Xbox 360, Microsoft's second system in the gaming console market
•The company is run by a Board of Directors consisting of ten people, made up of mostly company outsiders (as is customary for publicly traded companies). Current members of the board of directors are: Steve Ballmer, James Cash, Jr., Dina Dublon, Bill Gates, Raymond Gilmartin, Reed Hastings, David Marquardt, Charles Noski, Helmut Panke, and Jon Shirley
• When the company debuted its IPO in March 13, 1986, the stock price was US $21. By the close of the first trading day, the stock had closed at $28, equivalent to 9.7 cents when adjusted for the company's first nine stock splits. The initial close and ensuing rise in subsequent years made several Microsoft employees millions
•Logos and slogans Microsoft's logo with the "Your
potential. Our passion." tagline below the main corporate name, is based on the slogan Microsoft had as of 2008. In 2002, the company started using the logo in the United States and eventually started a TV campaign with the slogan, changed from the previous tagline of "Where do you want to go today?
•Environmental record
Road side plantation by Microsoft near Dell's office, Bangalore, India.
•Microsoft's newest building on its campus in Hyderabad, India was built as an environmentally friendly structure. Microsoft Research India developed a project called Digital Green in 2008.
•Microsoft has phased out the use of polyvinyl chloride plastic in its packaging material, due to environmental concern, and to match actions by competitors.
•The company has installed over 2,000 solar panels spanning 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) on top of its buildings in its Silicon Valley campus
• SENIOR LEADERSHIP - Bill Gates (far left) and (L-R) Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie, Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie and CEO Steve Ballmer at a news conference
• Board of Directors• Steven A. Ballmer• Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Corporation• Dina Dublon• Former Chief Financial Officer, JPMorgan Chase• William H. Gates III• Chairman, Microsoft Corporation• Raymond V. Gilmartin• Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Merck
& Co., Inc.• Reed Hastings• Founder, Chairman and CEO, Netflix, Inc.• Maria M. Klawe• President, Harvey Mudd College• David F. Marquardt• General Partner, August Capital• Charles H. Noski• Former Vice Chairman, AT&T Corporation• Dr. Helmut Panke• Former Chairman of the Board of Management, BMW AG
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
Microsoft AutoRoute 2007 with GPS Locator
Microsoft Office Access 2007
Microsoft Flight Simulator X
Microsoft Expression Web 2
Main entrance to the Microsoft Redmond Campus.
