Microsoft at 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show

Bill Gates to Deliver Keynote Address at CES 2006.

REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 2 -- Microsoft Corp. has planned the following press activities for 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), to be held in Las Vegas, Jan. 5-8.

Timing. Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect at Microsoft, will deliver the 2006 International CES keynote address at 6:30 p.m. PST Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the Las Vegas Hilton Theater.

Admission requirements. Admission to the keynote address will be granted to accredited members of the media and analysts on a first-come, first-served basis. Reporters and analysts must have their official CES badges and badge holders for admission to the keynote address. Credentials can be picked up in the CES Pressroom at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Room S229, between the Central and South halls. Attendees may pick up only their own badge. The doors to the keynote presentation will open at 5:45 p.m. Members of the media and analysts are encouraged to arrive at the theater well in advance of the opening to ensure their admission.

Following are some important notes regarding security at the Bill Gates keynote event:

  -- Members of the media and analysts carrying bags into the keynote event
     will be asked to present their badge; bags will be subject to search.
  -- Still cameras will be allowed for credentialed photographers, but
     camera bags are subject to search and will be checked before
     photographers enter the keynote auditorium; flash photography will be
     permitted for the first minute only.
  -- Broadcast crews will not be allowed to set up video cameras at the
     keynote event; only recording decks are permitted. An audio-video mult
     box will be provided. Broadcasters planning to plug into the mult box
     must contact mediarelations@wctv.com to make arrangements before the
     event.
  -- No live broadcasting or webcasting of the keynote address will be
     allowed, nor will rebroadcasting of the keynote address in its
     entirety.
  -- For broadcasters who cannot attend, satellite feeds will be available
     through the following coordinates:

  U.S. Feeds:   Jan. 4, 2006, 9:15-9:30 p.m. PST
                AMC 09 (KU SPACE) Transponder 14
                Intelsat A-6 (CBAND) Transponder 16

  Re-feed:      Jan. 5, 2006, 5:30-5:45 a.m. PST
                AMC 09 (KU SPACE) Transponder 5
                Intelsat A-6 (CBAND) Transponder 13

  WNS Feed:     Jan. 5, 2006, 6:00-6:10 a.m. GMT/Jan. 4, 2006, 10:00-10:10
  (Worldwide)   p.m. PST

Videotapes of the keynote address will be available upon request in the Microsoft(R) booth and Microsoft press tent on Thursday and throughout the show. Transcripts and view-on-demand portions of the keynote address will be posted to the CES virtual pressroom on the Microsoft PressPass Web site beginning Thursday morning.

  Panels and Conferences With Microsoft Participants

  Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006

  -- Will IPTV Challenge? 8:40-9:55 a.m. MGM Grand, Hemang Mehta, group
     product manager, Microsoft TV Division
  -- Broadband Games Expand: From the Casual to the Networked PC Universe.
     9-10:15 a.m. LVCC N257, Chris Early, product unit manager, Microsoft
     Casual Games
  -- VoIP as a Strategic Platform Play. 9:30-10 a.m. Sands 102, Balz Wyss,
     senior product manager, Mobile Embedded Devices Group
  -- Game Power on the Inside: Chips, Optical Technology and
     Microprocessors. 12:30-1:45 p.m. LVCC N259, Chris Donahue, director,
     Windows Graphics and Gaming Technologies
  -- The Massively Multiplayer Gaming Explosion: From the PC to the Console
     and Mobile. 2:15-3:30 p.m. LVCC N257, Rich Wickham, director, Windows
     Graphics and Gaming Technologies
  -- Advertising and Games: From In-Game Advertising to Cross-Promotional
     and Custom Brand Extension. 3:45-5 p.m. LVCC N259, Shawn McMichael,
     group product manager, Microsoft Casual Games

  Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006

  -- On-Demand Television -- All-Access All the Time: From the Basic DTV
     Package, the Premium Package to the PVR-Enabled Viewer. 10:30-11:30
     a.m. LVCC N259, Shari Glusker, group product manager, Microsoft TV
     Division
  -- Strategies in Wireless Devices and Services: From Audio and Video to
     Downloads: How Innovation Drives Avenues for Subscriber and Revenue
     Expansion. Noon-1 p.m. LVCC N261, John Pollard, senior director,
     Windows Mobile Applications and Services Marketing
  -- Automotive Telematics: Enabling Vehicles for Wireless Services.
     1:30-2:30 p.m. LVCC N258, Peter Wengert, global director, Sales and
     Marketing, Automotive Business Unit
  -- Move Over World, Broadband Is Taking Over. 1:30-2:30 p.m. LVCC
     S104-105, Kevin Dallas, general manager, Mobile Embedded Devices (MED)
     Platforms Product Planning and Management Group
  -- Making Media Meaningful: TV on Consumers' Terms? 1:30-2:45 p.m. LVCC
     S106-107, Hemang Mehta, group product manager, Microsoft TV Division
  -- Next Steps Digital: Enabling a Whole-Home Entertainment Experience.
     2:45-4 p.m. LVCC S106-107, Ed Graczyk, director, Marketing and
     Communications, Microsoft TV Division
  -- Advertising Strategies in the Diversified Digital Culture: Broadcast,
     Cable, Satellite, Broadband, Games and Mobile. 3-4 p.m. LVCC N259,
     Kevin Browne, general manager, New Media and Franchise Development,
     Xbox

  Friday, Jan. 6, 2006

  -- The Networked Entertainment Home: The PVR/DVR, the Set-Top and PC
     Entertainment Server. 10:30-11:30 a.m. LVCC N259, Shari Glusker, group
     product manager, Microsoft TV Division
  -- The Telco Advantage and the IPTV Digital Home: Gateway to Services -
     VoIP, Wireless Music, Broadband and Set-Top. 10:30-11:30 a.m. LVCC 261,
     Ed Graczyk, Director, Marketing and Communications, Microsoft TV
     Division
  -- IP Video: Challenges and Opportunities. Noon-1 p.m. LVCC N264, Tim
     Fritzley, vice president, Global Sales and Services, Microsoft TV
     Division
  -- CONNECT2CAR: The Automobile's Convergence With Consumer Electronics.
     1:30-3 p.m. SS9, Mark Spain, director, Automotive Business Unit

  Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006

  -- Entertainment Expands the Digital Home: Networking, Sharing and
     Protecting. 10:30-11:30 a.m. LVCC N259, Philip Corman, director,
     Worldwide Partner Development, Microsoft TV Division

  Microsoft Booth Activities

A variety of activities will take place at the Microsoft booth, No. 7144, in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. More than 30 Microsoft partners will be exhibiting in the booth, showcasing products and solutions that feature Microsoft platforms and technologies.

Microsoft Pressroom

The Microsoft PR meeting rooms are located in a tent in the North Building Silver Parking Lot. The parking lot is located directly across from the convention center, next to the tent where trade show badges can be picked up Thursday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon. The pressroom will be closed on Sunday. For a list of Microsoft-related events and activities at 2006 International CES, members of the press are invited to visit http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/ces/default.mspx .

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