Company's world-renowned research group to demonstrate innovative Web search, data mining, graphics, security and privacy projects.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 15, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- On Thursday, May
22, Microsoft Corp. will offer a sneak peek of some of its latest technologies
at the fourth Microsoft Research Silicon Valley Road Show. The road show,
which is open to the public, will feature keynote addresses by Rick Rashid,
senior vice president of research, and Roy Levin, director of the Silicon
Valley lab. The event also will have 12 interactive demonstration booths where
researchers will be on hand to discuss their work and how Microsoft Research
is advancing computing.

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    What:    Microsoft Research Silicon Valley Road Show

    When:    Thursday, May 22

    Where:   Microsoft Mountain View Campus
             Building 1
             1065 La Avenida
             Mountain View, CA 94043

    Who:     Rick Rashid, senior vice president of research
             Roy Levin, director of the Silicon Valley lab

    Time:    Noon-1 p.m.      Registration
             1-2 p.m.         Keynote Session and Audience Q&A
             2-4:30 p.m.      Demo Room Open

    Registration
    information:  Media: To register for the event, please go to
                  http://www.ustechsregister.com/msrroadshow and use R.S.V.P.
                  code RoadShow08.

                  General public: To register for the event, please go to
                  http://www.ustechsregister.com/msrroadshow and use R.S.V.P.
                  code MSRMay.

About Microsoft Research

Founded in 1991, Microsoft Research is dedicated to conducting both basic
and applied research in computer science and software engineering. Its goals
are to enhance the user experience on computing devices, reduce the cost of
writing and maintaining software, and invent novel computing technologies.
Researchers focus on more than 55 areas of computing and collaborate with
leading academic, government and industry researchers to advance the state of
the art in such areas as graphics, speech recognition, user-interface
research, natural language processing, programming tools and methodologies,
operating systems and networking, and the mathematical sciences. Microsoft
Research currently employs more than 800 people in six labs located in
Redmond, Wash.; Cambridge, Mass.; Silicon Valley, Calif.; Cambridge, England;
Beijing, China; and Bangalore, India. Microsoft Research collaborates openly
with colleges and universities worldwide to enhance the teaching and learning
experience, inspire technological innovation, and broadly advance the field of
computer science. More information can be found at
http://www.research.microsoft.com.

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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