Microsoft Donates up to 144 000 Employee Work Hours in Community Outreach

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Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20 highly qualified analysts and
consultants from the Frost + Sullivan Technology Practice team will be
involved in short listing and evaluating nominees to vie for 16 award
categories. Decillion's first deployment of the
IPLocks solution is at an insurance company in Korea. Decillion Solutions is a niche banking IT company with a sharp focus
on providing 'best of breed' banking applications, SWIFT Service Bureau ,
Payment Systems, Trade Processing and 'Straight Through Processing' (STP)
solutions to financial institutions in Asia Pacific Region.

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More than 500 Microsoft employees in Australia, China, Korea , Japan,
India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippine and Singapore have
participated in 30 community outreach activities in the last 8 months.
We deliver sterling customer-focused solutions to our strategic partners
and clients through cutting-edge resources which have over the years powered
industry leaders and corporations onto the winning track.
For more information, visit http: //www. Founded in 2002, San Jose, California-based IPLocks is a privately
held global corporation with customers throughout North America, Asia Pacific,
South America and Europe.

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To date, Microsoft's volunteer policy is now being implemented in 16
countries in Asia including Bangladesh , Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam
and New Zealand.com

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"Through our partnership with government, industry and community
organizations, we want to make a lasting and positive contribution to the
communities in which we work," Microsoft Asia Pacific general manager Oliver
Roll said at the Corporate Social Responsibility Conference organized by
Ethical Corporation which opened this week in Hong Kong. We wouldn't have
achieved so much in this area were it not for their generosity," Roll said.

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outstanding companies and individuals in the Information and Communications
Technology (ICT) industry across the region.
About the Frost + Sullivan Malaysia Telecoms Awards
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contacts listed at http://www., IPLocks(TM), the leading
provider of enterprise information risk management solutions, today announced
that they have entered into a reseller agreement with Decillion Solutions
Group (an NEC Company) in Asia Pac. For additional information, visit http://www. IPLocks, Inc.

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To be held for the first time ever in Malaysia, the
Awards seek to recognize outstanding performance and industry achievements by
companies in Malaysia in the field of telecommunications.
Some variations on these measurements may apply to certain award categories.
"We looked for similar products and found IPLocks to be unique," said
Helen Chua, Regional Director at Decillion.com.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Frost + Sullivan today
announced that it will be hosting its inaugural Frost + Sullivan Malaysia
Telecoms Awards 2005.

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In Japan, volunteers are spending at least once a week at the Tokyo
Voluntary Action Center to provide IT skills training for victims of domestic
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"Partners like Decillion are integral to our growth in Asia Pacific," said
Akio Sakamoto, President, CEO and Co-founder of IPLocks."

About Decillion Solutions Group
The Decillion Solutions Group is headquartered in Singapore with offices
in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Sydney and a representative office in
Jakarta.
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com.jassal@frost. Until now , customers were unable to
monitor their databases. The IPLocks Information Risk Management Platform allows our
customers to be proactive in preventing and deterring incidents before they
occur.

The IPLocks Information
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and business policy violations, attacks on data, compromised structural
integrity and information theft, which other security solutions fail to
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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
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For the First Time Ever! Frost + Sullivan Malaysia Telecoms Awards 2005

The 16 award categories are:

Vendor Service Provider Best of the Best

- Call Centre Applications - Mobile Service - Service Provider of
Vendor OTY Provider OTY the Year

- Enterprise Telephony - Mobile Data Service - Most Promising
Vendor OTY Provider OTY Service Provider of
the Year
- Network Security Vendor - Mobile Content
OTY Provider OTY

- Telecoms Equipment Vendor - Alternative Service
OTY Provider OTY

- Broadband Service
Provider OTY

- Internet Data
Centre Service
Provider OTY

- Data Communications
Service Provider OTY

- Managed Security
Service Provider OTY

- Call Centre Service
Provider OTY

- BPO Service
Provider OTY

All 16 categories are in line with Frost + Sullivan's existing in-depth
coverage of the Telecommunications Industry in Malaysia
The nominees will be evaluated based on actual market performance
indicators (measurements) such as; revenue growth, market share and growth in
market share, leadership in product innovation, breadth of products and
solutions, major customer acquisitions, subscriber and subscriber growth,
ARPU and ARPU growth, data strategy and next generation service strategy.

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The two-week training session , to be held in May, is being organized with
the help of the Department of Information Technology of Bhutan.
In India, Microsoft employee volunteers conducted IT training at the first
rural kiosk center launched under the NASSCOM Foundation's UP project.
"Frost + Sullivan believes that players in the Malaysian
Telecommunications industry have the potential to be world-class companies
and compete with leaders in the global marketplace. Therefore, the Frost +
Sullivan Malaysia Telecoms Awards 2005 is an excellent platform to showcase
what players in Malaysia's Telecommunications industry have to offer the
world," said Manoj Menon, Partner at Frost + Sullivan. Decillion
Solutions is also the official Business Partner and Service Partner of SWIFT
(Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) for South East
Asia as well as South Pacific Region. For more information , visit
http://www.decillion. IPLocks secures business critical data for financial services,
telecommunications , media services, healthcare, public utilities and other
industries.

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but may since have changed.
The findings of the detailed evaluation will then be presented to a panel
of independent judges comprising influential personalities and leaders in the
Malaysian Telecommunications industry, who have in themselves pushed the
boundaries of innovation and corporate excellence, in deciding the recipients
for each category .

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In 2004, Frost + Sullivan hosted its inaugural Frost +
Sullivan Asia Pacific Technology Awards to recognize outstanding performance
by companies and individuals in the Information and Communications Technology
(ICT) industry in the Asia Pacific region.
Decillion's expertise is in providing security-focused software solutions
to financial institutions in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand,
Australia, Hong Kong and Korea.sg.

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In China, Microsoft employees conducted IT career development workshops to
university students working at the CTCLs at the Beijing Xicheng District
Library. "Our channel partner
program addresses the unique needs of security and database security resellers
and helps them to differentiate themselves.

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com/presspass on Microsoft's corporate information pages.onag@edelman. We
will be employing the same stringent measurement standards that have been the
hallmark of Frost + Sullivan globally in evaluating nominees. This year, Frost + Sullivan seeks
to recognize outstanding performance and industry achievements by companies
in Malaysia in the field of Telecommunications by hosting the first ever
"Frost + Sullivan Malaysia Telecoms Awards 2005".

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With a headcount of approximately 6,000 in the region, Microsoft Asia is
committing up to 144,000 hours of employees' time a year for community
outreach as part of its continuing effort to contribute to the social and
economic well-being of the community in which the company does business .microsoft. Thus, the
recipient of a Frost + Sullivan Award would be the creme-de-la-creme among
its peers. We draw upon our comprehensive
Information Risk Management expertise and provide a customer -centric marketing
and support program to help our partners succeed in achieving their revenue
goals .

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24 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft today announced that
it is providing three-day paid leave to employees who undertake volunteer work
of benefit to the community.
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About IPLocks
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Company employees will be engaged in a wide range of volunteer activities
across the region.
For more information on Microsoft Asia Pacific, please visit
http://www. The evaluation methodology would follow the same thorough
approach employed in Frost + Sullivan's research and consulting projects.com

Media further information, please contact:

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For instance, Microsoft employee volunteers will go to
Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan, to help conduct an IT trainers ' training
course for local instructors teaching the company's Unlimited Potential (UP)
curriculum in community technology learning centers (CTLCs) across the
country.
"Not only do our employees work hard every day to make Microsoft a
successful business, but they also contribute their time , expertise, and
personal resources to many of our citizenship efforts. This year, in addition to the
Asia Pacific Technology Awards, Frost + Sullivan is taking it a step further
by introducing the first ever country specific awards, and Malaysia has been
selected as the ideal location to host this.
The deserving recipients will be awarded their coveted titles at an
Awards Banquet to be held in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, April 27, 2005.my
About Frost + Sullivan, Technology Practice , Asia Pacific
Frost + Sullivan Technology Practice division has the largest team of
analysts in Asia Pacific dedicated to researching the telecommunications,
network convergence and enterprise solutions markets as well as emerging
technology trends in the region. Our team of highly experienced analysts and
consultants operating in a network of offices across Asia Pacific are
committed to providing growth consulting solutions to our valued clients,
which includes Global 1000 companies , emerging companies as well as the
investment community. They required a comprehensive database
security solution focusing on user behavior monitoring and analysis, auditing
and vulnerability assessments to complete their product offering and
strengthen their security expertise. "Financial institutions need to
have precise information about who is accessing the data.

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The volunteer
will provide support to the master trainers who will be handling classes which
have approximately about 30 students per class. In
Malaysia, volunteers taught basic computer skills to homeless children and
minors of the Lions Cybercare of Kuala Lumpur. For more information on the
awards, please visit http://www . IPLocks Partners With Industry-Expert, Decillion Solutions

SAN JOSE, Calif.

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Our detailed
examination and rigorous analysis of the regions' information and
communications technology and telecommunications industry provide business
intelligence to some of the largest and most influential companies in these
fields. IPLocks is the only
product that monitors user behavior, which is key to detecting and alerting on
suspicious and malicious activities.

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Email: gigi.com

Adds Menon, "We believe that a country specific award such as the Frost +
Sullivan Malaysia Telecoms Awards will be well received by local and
international players due to our unique position as an impartial observer.telecomsawards.asiapacific.

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A large number of these community-based initiatives are around Microsoft's
Unlimited Potential (UP) program that provides basic technology skills and
jobs training to the underprivileged.