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About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
software , services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their
full potential.

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: 45 hours a week; 16 hours are
considered unproductive).: 61 percent)."
With increasing workplace demands and people relying more heavily on
technology tools to help them stay on task, it is clear why survey
participants identified the following work arrangements as helpful in
increasing their productivity:

-- They are able to quickly find electronic documents when they need them.

, the world leader in global
information solutions, today announced additional results from its
record -setting 2004 fiscal year, including a 54% net revenue growth in
sales to language service providers (LSPs) over the previous year. TRADOS understands our translation requirements and,
they have been a great partner since we started this business eight years
ago."

About TRADOS Incorporated

The world leader in globalization software and services, TRADOS empowers
multinational organizations to improve the quality and accelerate the
delivery of multilingual content to global markets.

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, Unclear objectives,
lack of team communication and ineffective meetings are among the top time
wasters that workers around the world say make them feel unproductive for as
much as a third of their workweek on average, according to results of an
online Microsoft(R) Office survey announced today.: 56). Dr . in Atlanta and an associate professor at Shorter
College in Marietta, Ga. Clearly, this is a
focus area for Microsoft where it can help people be more productive with the
Office products. These productivity tools can be found at the Microsoft
Office Experience Web site (http://www. Enabling technologies ,
such as Microsoft Windows(R) SharePoint Services and Microsoft Windows
Server(TM) 2003, enhance the features and functionality of products in the
Microsoft Office System."

Smith Yewell, president and chief executive officer for Welocalize, added,
"We built our business using TRADOS technology which we recognized early on
as the industry standard.

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NOTE: Microsoft, SharePoint, FrontPage, InfoPath, OneNote, Visio, Windows
and Windows Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corp.

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6 hours each week in meetings; 69 percent feel meetings
aren't productive (U.: 31 percent said they
are using proven scheduling tools and techniques; 66 percent said they
don't have work-life balance. Through a system of familiar
and easy-to-use programs, servers, services and solutions, users can connect
people and organizations to information, business processes and each other --
helping ensure that they derive the most value out of information. Deployed by LSPs, TRADOS
solutions optimize the entire global information lifecycle -- from
authoring to content management to localization to publishing.

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-- People spend 5., an independent
research analysis firm. With TRADOS, we better manage all our globalization processes and
have well positioned our resources for growth and financial strength .

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But Are Less Productive; They Relate Their Productivity to Technology

REDMOND, Wash.: procrastination, 42 percent; lack
of team communication, 39 percent; ineffective meetings, 34 percent).microsoft.

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"It's exciting to see that so many people around the world took the
Personal Productivity Challenge and shared their feedback about the
productivity issues they're facing today in the new world of work," said
Chris Capossela, corporate vice president for the Information Worker Product
Management Group at Microsoft."

Bill Seawick, chief marketing officer of TRADOS, explained the market need:
"Enterprises are demanding more than translation from LSPs."

Sales of TRADOS server-based global information solutions, and in
particular TRADOS TeamWorks, have reached record levels in the last year.

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S.: women, 70 percent; men, 68 percent).
"In my three decades of studying what makes workers productive, I've found
the most crucial skills are their ability to efficiently communicate across
all kinds of boundaries, share important documents and manage the increasing
volumes of information," Baker said. "These new survey results confirm those
trends and highlight the opportunity for workers to get better training and
tips on how to get the most out of software tools they use .
TRADOS Inc.

Steve Desmeules, president and chief executive officer of Accu Translation ,
stated, "We looked at other vendors, but only TRADOS could integrate our
globalization processes with workflow and project management that meets the
demands of both our corporate clients and large number of translation
vendors. In our experience, only TRADOS has been strong
enough to meet our translators' needs and flexible enough to link into our
existing workflows.

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-- More than half the participants, 55 percent, said they relate their
productivity directly to their software (U.
-- The most common productivity pitfalls are unclear objectives, lack of
team communication and ineffective meetings -- chosen by 32 percent of
respondents overall -- followed by unclear priorities at 31 percent and
procrastination at 29 percent (U.
-- Features such as a spam filter help them manage their e-mail more
effectively. Survey results were evaluated by ConStat Inc.

PRESS RELEASE TRADOS Momentum in 2004 Highlights Growth With Language Service Providers

TRADOS
attributes the industry-leading growth to its continuing focus and
investment in this important market.

LSPs are critical in helping companies with globalization -- eliminating
the need for enterprises to work directly with dozens of translation
vendors and freelancers that result in limited managerial oversight. TRADOS enables a company our
size, with operations in 24 countries, to run smoothly and efficiently --
managing the process from client down to the individual freelancer.

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5 hours; 71 percent feel meetings aren't
productive).
-- Only 34 percent said they are using proven scheduling tools and
techniques to help them gain more free time and balance in their lives.
-- Workers said they receive an average of 42 e-mail messages per day
(U.S.

About the Microsoft Office System
The Microsoft Office System is an easy way to help more people use
information to positively impact their business. The
hyper-competition we are seeing requires businesses to focus more on
overcoming the key challenges in reaching world markets.

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The firm evaluated responses from 38,112 participants
worldwide.

Kevin Bolen, vice president of sales and marketing for Bowne Global
Solutions, attested, "As the world's leading globalization services
provider, our clients include many Global 500 companies who have come to
expect the highest quality work from us. With
TRADOS , LSPs can now help enterprises overcome these persistent barriers to
success.

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-- People work an average of 45 hours a week; they consider about 17 of
those hours to be unproductive (U. The
Microsoft Office System consists of the 2003 editions of Microsoft Office,
Microsoft Office SharePoint(R) Portal Server 2003, Microsoft Office Project
and Project Server 2003, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, Microsoft Office Live
Communications Server 2003, Microsoft Office Live Meeting, Microsoft Office
FrontPage(R) 2003, Microsoft Office InfoPath(R) 2003, Microsoft Office
OneNote(R) 2003, Microsoft Office Publisher 2003, Microsoft Office Visio(R)
2003 and the Microsoft Office Solution Accelerators. As a
single point of contact and accountability, LSPs offer their clients the
benefits of lower costs, higher productivity, and consistent quality.

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com/office /evolve ), which
provides a one-stop gateway to comprehensive product demonstrations, free
product trials, articles, tips and tricks, and in-depth training materials for
the Microsoft Office System . in the United States and/or other countries. The
services LSPs provide -- from content creation to translation to
globalization consulting -- also eliminate the expensive need for companies
to develop these specialized capabilities in-house.

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tips, advice and templates to help those in the general work force gain fast
access to practical advice and ideas on using Microsoft Office to complete
their daily tasks.

TRADOS provides LSPs with enterprise-class technology that enables them to
meet the rising demands of global clients.
A recent survey by the Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA)
also showed that TRADOS continues to be the dominant technology standard
with LSPs, with an estimated 71% of global market share in 2004.

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO )
The Microsoft Office Personal Productivity Challenge (PPC), which drew
responses from more than 38,000 people in 200 countries , rated workers'
individual productivity based on their responses to 18 statements about
work-related practices. These include
delayed product and campaign launches, inconsistent multinational branding ,
low customer satisfaction due to poor communications, and operational
inefficiencies in their globalization processes.
More companies, translators, and localization service providers use TRADOS
products than all competing products combined. Please visit www.

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-- Using technology is a major factor in their ability to manage time
efficiently."
Microsoft Office System technologies are designed to address a broad array
of productivity challenges highlighted in the PPC findings, such as e-mail
control, document management, information sharing, team collaboration and
remote connectivity.microsoft.

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Survey Finds Workers Average Only Three Productive Days per Week

Survey respondents also
said that, as they grapple with the need to work longer hours and the desire
for better work-life balance, they rely heavily on technology tools to help
optimize their personal and team productivity.S. Larry Baker
Management Center Inc. With TRADOS, LSPs are able to
deliver even greater top- and bottom-line benefits to their clients, such
as faster turnaround times, higher work quality, greater cost savings,
improved productivity, and consistent branding . TRADOS has enabled
3,500 corporations -- including Microsoft, IBM, Deutsche Bank, Wal-Mart,
Audi , Sony, Rolls Royce, and others -- to generate greater revenues,
strengthen brands, speed time-to -markets, and reduce globalization costs.

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Worldwide, survey participants revealed some
interesting conclusions about the nature of productivity in their workplace,
including these (U.
Likewise , 60 percent said they don't have work-life balance, and being
unproductive contributes to this feeling. (U.S.
-- They provide advice, rather than taking on other people's
responsibilities . TRADOS
is a critical element in helping us provide reliable, high-quality
globalization services on time and within our clients' budget. With such
momentum, TRADOS is the fastest growing company in the globalization
industry.

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-- Women had an average productivity score of 72 percent, compared with
71 percent for men (U. developed the PPC assessment as a way for workers to
evaluate their work habits and receive tips on how to be more productive in
their day-to-day activities. "With so many people saying they aren't as
productive as they could be and that they rely on technology to achieve their
productivity goals, Microsoft has a great opportunity to provide the tools to
help them quickly and effectively meet their needs.

About the PPC
The findings for the survey were collected in 29 languages from
participants in the Microsoft Office Personal Productivity Challenge via their
local Microsoft Office Experience Web sites from September 2004 through
January 2005.

Headquartered in Sunnyvale,
California, TRADOS has offices worldwide.trados.

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