<!--TOOLBAR_START--> <!--TOOLBAR_EXEMPT--> <!--TOOLBAR_END--> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-16"> <title>Microsoft Careers - Newsletter</title><META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT="Microsoft, job, career, opportunity, employment, work"><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso8859-1"><META NAME="Robots" CONTENT="all"><META NAME="MS.LOCALE" CONTENT="en-us"><link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/styles/jobs_style.css" type="text/css"></HEAD><BODY><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#2878B7"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/banner.jpg" width="598" height="69" alt="" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td><div style="padding-left: 20px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr valign="top"><td colspan="2" align="right" class="bodytext"><div style="color: #FF6633; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 6px;">June 2004</div></td><td class="bodytext"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_events.jpg"></td><td width="1"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0"></td><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_career.jpg"></td><td width="1"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0"></td><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_meet.jpg"></td><td width="1"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0"></td><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_spotlight.jpg"></td><td width="1"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0"></td><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_behindscenes.jpg"></td><td width="1"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0"></td><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_community.jpg"></td><td width="1"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0"></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="18" alt="" border="0"></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="150" class="bodytext"><div style="padding-bottom: 5px;">In this issue...</div><div style="line-height: 16px;"><a href="#events">Events</a><br><a href="#help">Career Corner</a><br><a href="#meet">Meet Our People</a><br><a href="#spotlight">Spotlight on Microsoft</a><br><a href="#behindscenes">Behind the Scenes</a><br><a href="#community">In the Community</a><br></div></td><td width="23"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/arrow.gif" width="23" height="17" alt="" border="0"></td><td class="bodytext"><span style="font-weight: 900;width=400">Prepare for an Information Technology (IT) Career</span><div style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 4px; width=400;">Check out an IT career resources guide that can help you identify IT jobs that might interest you, find out about the skills you will need for those jobs, assess your current skills to identify what skills you must acquire, and learn about the training options that will help you build the skills you need.</div><div style="padding-top: 5px;"> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/training/careers/prepare.asp">Learn More ...</a><br></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="8" alt="" border="0"></td></tr></table></div><div style="padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="588"><tr><td bgcolor="#999999"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0"></td></tr></table></div><div style="padding-left: 20px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="588"><tr><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="18" alt="" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td><a name="events"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_events.jpg"></a><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/sectiontitle_events.gif"></td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="5" alt="" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td class="bodytext">Microsoft Recruiters plan to attend the following U.S. career fairs and conferences:<div style="margin: 10px 0px 5px 0px;"><a href="http://www.witi.com/">Women in Technology International (WITI)</a><br><i>June 8-9, 2004</i><br>San Jose, CA<br></div><div style="margin: 10px 0px 5px 0px;">Microsoft Finance Careers Open House<br><i>Jun 15, 2004</i><br>Fargo, North Dakota<br></div><div style="margin: 10px 0px 5px 0px;"><a href="http://www.nbmbaa.org/">National Black MBA Conference</a><br><i>Sep 14-18, 2004</i><br>Houston, Texas<br></div><br>Check our website for future events at <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/events/">http://www.microsoft.com/careers/events/</a></td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="18" alt="" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td><a name="help"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_career.jpg"></a><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/sectiontitle_career.gif"></td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="5" alt="" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td class="bodytext"><div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Develop Your Career with Microsoft .NET: Presentation Layer</div>Explore career opportunities and options available to developers with Microsoft .NET skills and expertise in smart client technologies. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/training/roadmap/presentation.asp">Learn More ...</a><br><div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">MSDN Events: For Developers, by Developers</div>Microsoft's free MSDN Events will help you develop cutting-edge, working solutions using the latest Microsoft® tools and technologies. Delivered by Microsoft Developer Experts, MSDN Events are packed with intense, how-to technical information and cover real-world development issues facing developers every day on the job. Come to an MSDN Event and get answers to your tough questions and have an opportunity to exchange ideas with other leading developers in your local community. Each MSDN Event includes 4 technical sessions packed with live demos and code samples. <a href="http://www.connect-ms.com/msdn/">Learn More ...</a><br><div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Microsoft Learning Newsgroups</div>Microsoft Learning newsgroups are peer to peer forums where you can find others who have similar goals related to pursuing Microsoft Certification. Expand your technical skills, seek help or guidance, and help others. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/community/newsgroups.asp">Learn More ...</a><br></td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="18" alt="" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td><a name="meet"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_meet.jpg"></a><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/sectiontitle_meet.gif"></td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="5" alt="" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td class="bodytext"><div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Microsoft Celebrates National Small Business Week with Technology and Service Offerings for Small Businesses</div>Q&amp;A: U.S. National Small Business Week was May 16-22. PressPass talks to Cindy Bates, Microsoft general manager for U.S. Small Business, about the many ways Microsoft is working to help small business customers get more from technology. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/may04/05-17smallbiz.asp">Learn More ...</a><br></td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="18" alt="" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td><a name="spotlight"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_spotlight.jpg"></a><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/sectiontitle_spotlight.gif"></td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="5" alt="" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td class="bodytext"><div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Gates Opens Eighth Annual Microsoft CEO Summit</div>Chief Executives from Fortune 1000 companies worldwide gather to explore top business topics and the role of IT; Gates describes software advances that will drive new gains in business productivity and optimize business processes. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2004/may04/05-20CEOSummit04PR.asp">Learn More ...</a><br><div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Microsoft Delivers Windows Server System Common Engineering Roadmap and Product Enhancements to Help IT Do More with Less</div>Q&amp;A: The Windows Server System Common Engineering Roadmap and additional enhancements to Microsoft Exchange Server, SQL Server and Storage Server are aimed at helping customers increase productivity while decreasing costs. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/may04/05-25wss-roundtable.asp">Learn More ...</a><br><div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Top Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies Recognized at Toronto Conference</div>Microsoft is a major sponsor of the Workshop on Privacy Enhancing Technologies, which gathers privacy experts from around the world to share research on how technology can help individuals and organizations manage and use personal data appropriately. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/may04/05-28Privacy.asp">Learn More ...</a><br><div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">New Development Tools for Web Services Help to Facilitate Secure, Integrated Systems</div>REDMOND, Wash -- May 24, 2004-- Even the most routine surgeries can be complex, involved procedures. Equally complex is the task of managing the vast amount of patient data and research information that results from the work and research at a medical facility. Finding better ways to manage information means that medical staff can spend less time doing paperwork, and more time practicing medicine. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/may04/05-24wse.asp">Learn More ...</a><br></td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="18" alt="" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td><a name="behindscenes"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_behindscenes.jpg"></a><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/sectiontitle_behind.gif"></td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="5" alt="" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td class="bodytext"><div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">Our Benefits Will Have You Covered</div>At Microsoft, people are the source of our energy. Creative people from all types of backgrounds, bringing passion and new ideas, meeting challenges, and realizing their potential. Our benefits plan and resources are designed to keep our most important assets  our employees  healthy, happy, and moving ahead at optimal speed. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/mslife/benefits/default.mspx">Learn More ...</a><br></td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="18" alt="" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td><a name="community"><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/dept_community.jpg"></a><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/sectiontitle_community.gif"></td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="5" alt="" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td class="bodytext"><div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;">In Russia, Microsoft Partners with U.N. and Red Cross to Help Empower Refugees</div>ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, June 1, 2004 -- Hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers here are flocking to a local community center where they can develop IT skills and obtain information to help improve their lives. In April, the International Red Cross and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in partnership with Microsoft, opened the first Community Technology Learning Center (CTLC) focused on the special needs of refugees. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/jun04/06-01Refugees.asp">Learn More ...</a><br><div style="margin:5px 0px 5px 0px;font-weight:bold;"><br>Microsoft-U.N. deal designed to bring IT to underserved nations</div>Microsoft announced a partnership with the United Nations Development Program on Friday to back information technology and communications improvement projects in disadvantaged countries. <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1011-5146305.html">Learn More ...</a><br></td></tr><tr><td><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/careers/newsletter/images/onepixel.gif" width="1" height="18" alt="" border="0"></td></tr></table></div><br></td></tr><tr><td><SPAN ID="FTDownLevelDiv"><TABLE WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#1478EB"><TR VALIGN="center"><TD COLSPAN="2" HEIGHT="30" WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="#1478EB"><FONT COLOR="#ffffff" FACE="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" SIZE="1"><NOBR> ©2004 Microsoft Corporation. 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