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MSN Mobile 
Overview: MSN™ Mobile delivers a host of customizable, wireless information services to consumers' interactive pagers, mobile phones and handheld devices. The offering underscores Microsoft's commitment to its vision of the Everyday Web, in which consumers can access content and services from MSN any time, anywhere and from any device. MSN was the first of the major Internet portal sites to provide wireless information services, starting in June 1999, and continues to show leadership with further advances. MSN Mobile one-way notifications provide news, sports, weather, stock quotes, horoscopes, personal alerts and lottery information as selected by the user. MSN Mobile 2.0, scheduled to be available on devices in April, will provide not only notifications but also interactive access to MSN services, such as the Hotmail® Web-based e-mail service and the MoneyCentral™ online personal finance service, for Web-enabled mobile phones and handheld devices. Notification Services: MSN Mobile is highly customizable, allowing consumers to control what information they receive and when they receive it. Each content topic can be selected based on consumers' individual needs or geographic locations. Content for MSN Mobile notifications can be delivered to any mobile device that supports e-mail receipt and includes the following: News. Users can receive national, international, political, business and technology news using preprogrammed summaries or keyword triggers. Sports. Consumers can follow their favorite professional and college sports teams via their wireless devices. Between games, they can keep up with news about their teams. Weather. Local forecasts can be tracked for most major U.S. and Canadian cities. Financial information. Users can receive quotes for U.S. and Canadian stocks and stock indexes. They can also set up triggers for notification, including time of day and price movements. Horoscopes. Daily horoscopes can be delivered directly to users' wireless devices. Personal alerts. Consumers can set up reminders for specific appointments or tasks with personalized messages. One-time and recurring alerts can be scheduled. Lottery. State lottery numbers can be received for most U.S. states. Numbers are available for most games within each state. Interactive Services: MSN Mobile 2.0 will enhance the current offering to give consumers the power to use the Internet on demand and will make more MSN services available on more devices. Users can personalize the information they need by visiting the MSN Mobile Web site from their desktop or personalize directly from their Web-enabled mobile device. This seamless integration of services allows consumers easy access to their customized account with a few simple clicks. MSN Mobile 2.0 will support some of the most popular services on the Internet: 
Device Support: MSN Mobile notification service is currently available on any devices that accept text messaging. MSN Mobile 2.0 will be widely accessible by Web-enabled mobile phones and other handheld devices, including Pocket PCs and Palm handheld computers. Carriers: Microsoft is building strong relationships with leading wireless carriers to deliver MSN Mobile 2.0 to consumers on a variety of wireless devices and is currently in beta trials with Nextel Communications Inc. and Airtouch Cellular. WebLink Wireless Inc. and Totally Free Paging Inc. offer an enhanced one-way version of MSN Mobile notifications. Availability: MSN Mobile can be accessed at http://mobile.msn.com/. MSN Mobile version 2.0 is scheduled to be available on devices in April. The information contained in this fact sheet relates to a prereleased product that may be substantially modified before its first commercial release. Accordingly, the information may not accurately describe or reflect the product when first commercially released. The fact sheet is provided for informational purposes only, and Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the fact sheet or the information contained in it. Microsoft, MSN, Hotmail and MoneyCentral are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. Expedia and Expedia.com are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Expedia Inc. in the United States or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. For more information, press only:
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