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Microsoft Last modified: Monday, May 17, 2004
Founded in 1975 by Paul Allen and Bill Gates, Microsoft Corporation is one of the largest and most influential companies in the personal computer industry. In addition to developing the de facto standard operating systems -- DOS and Windows -- Microsoft has a strong presence in almost every area of computer software, from programming tools to end-user applications.
Microsoft home page  The Microsoft home page hosts a collection of company news articles, as well as links to product information, training, support, free software, events, and company information. Microsoft Research Home page for the computer science research organization of Microsoft Corporation. Contains links to research areas, technical reports, news, researchers, and free demos of research projects and downloadable files of interest. Microsoft training and certification program site Provides information on Microsoft's training and certification programs as well as links to course catalogs, FAQs, self-paced software, and news.	Related Categories Browsers Software Companies Video Related Terms ActiveX DOS Internet Explorer MCSE Microsoft Word Millennium Netscape ODBC Product Activation Visual Basic WHQL Windows Windows 2000 Windows NT Wintel