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(Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, www.microsoft.com) The most successful software company in the industry. Microsoft's software and Intel's hardware pioneered the PC and revolutionized the computer industry. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, its Windows operating systems are the de facto standards on the desktop and major contenders in the server arena. Microsoft Office is the most successful application suite in history. The company also has a thriving business in programming languages, which are its roots, as well as in numerous other software categories.

Gates and Allen were two college students when they wrote the first BASIC interpreter for the Intel 8080 microprocessor. MBASIC was licensed to Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems to accompany its Altair 8800 kit. By the end of 1976, more than 10,000 Altairs were sold, and versions were licensed to Radio Shack, Apple and others. Although the company became a leader in microcomputer programming languages, its outstanding success was caused by fitting IBM PCs with DOS in 1981 and non-IBM PCs with MS-DOS. In 1990, Windows 3.0, its third version of Windows, was enormously popular. Later, Windows 95 and Windows NT cemented Microsoft's leadership.

After the explosion of the Web, Microsoft worked feverishly to gain a foothold. By giving away its Internet Explorer browser and then integrating it into Windows 98, Internet Explorer became the leading on-ramp to the Internet. The Microsoft Network (MSN) ISP division is also a growing part of the company, and although many do not think of it as such, Microsoft is a very large hardware company. Its 2003 revenues for mice, keyboards, Xboxes and other devices exceeded five billion dollars. See Microsoft trial, Microsoft and IBM, Windows, DOS, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Microsoftie and Altair.

William H. Gates, III

Bill Gates has become the most widely known business entrepreneur in the world, regardless of industry. (Image courtesy of Microsoft Corporation.)

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No references found	Managing director of Microsoft Ireland Paul Rellis, said: "The passion and enthusiasm of the students and their colleges was inspiring and a credit to Ireland. Students up for the Cup; INNOVATION by The Mirror (London, England) Wages, once among the lowest in Western Europe, have increased by substantially more than the euro zone averages, Microsoft Ireland managing director Paul Rellis told the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland in a February speech. IRELAND: THE END OF THE MIRACLE by Kerry Capell, with Kyran Fitzgerald in Dublin / BusinessWeek About Microsoft in Ireland: Established in 1991 to market the company's products and services to customers throughout the island of Ireland, the Microsoft Ireland Sales, Marketing and Services Group has overseen the successful launch of groundbreaking new products such as Windows XP and the evolving suite of . Microsoft .Net Empowers Development of New Email Marketing Software ... by Business Wire	Microsoft Corp. Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Data Access Components Microsoft DirectAccess Microsoft Disk Operating System Microsoft DLC Microsoft DOS Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft Dynamics AX Microsoft Dynamics CRM Microsoft Dynamics GP Microsoft Dynamics NAV Microsoft Dynamics Point of Sale Microsoft Dynamics RMS Microsoft Dynamics SL Microsoft Dynamics Snap Microsoft Excel Microsoft Exchange Microsoft Expression Microsoft Extended Microsoft font embedding Microsoft Foundation Classes Microsoft IIS Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer Microsoft Internet Information Server Microsoft Ireland Microsoft Lync Microsoft Mail Microsoft Mail Application Program Interface Microsoft Management Console Microsoft Message Queue Server Microsoft mouse Microsoft Network Microsoft Networking Microsoft Office Microsoft Office Small Business Edition Microsoft Plus! Microsoft Point to Point Encryption Microsoft Project Microsoft Security Essentials Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server OLAP Services Microsoft Tag Microsoft TechNet Microsoft Transaction Server Microsoft trial Microsoft Virtual Machine Microsoft Virtual Server Microsoft virtualiztion Microsoft Wallet Microsoft Windows	Microsoft Installer Microsoft Installer Microsoft Instant Messenger Microsoft Integration and Connected Systems User Group Microsoft IntelliMouse Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer Microsoft Interactive Television Microsoft Interdev Microsoft Interface Definition Language Microsoft Intermediate Language Microsoft Intermediate Language Microsoft International Language Services Microsoft Internet Chat Microsoft Internet Exploder Microsoft Internet Exploder Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 Microsoft internet explorer version 7.0 Microsoft internet explorer version 7.0 Microsoft Internet Information Server Microsoft Internet Information Server Microsoft Internet Information Server Microsoft Internet Keyboard Microsoft Internet Mail and News Microsoft Internet Relay Chat Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Microsoft Internet Security Framework Microsoft IPX/SPX Protocol Microsoft Ireland Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited Microsoft J Plus Plus Microsoft Java Virtual Machine Microsoft JScript Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator Microsoft Knowledge Base Microsoft Knowledge Capital Centre Microsoft Korn Shell Microsoft LAN Manager Microsoft Language Development Center Microsoft Layer for Unicode on Windows 95, 98, and Me Systems Microsoft License Management Partner Microsoft License Pak Microsoft Licensing Fulfillment Microsoft Licensing Sales Expert Microsoft Live Microsoft Live Communication Server Microsoft Ltd Microsoft Lync Microsoft Mail Microsoft Mail Application Program Interface Microsoft Malware Protection Center Microsoft Management Console Microsoft Management Console Microsoft Management Summit

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Managing director of Microsoft Ireland Paul Rellis, said: "The passion and enthusiasm of the students and their colleges was inspiring and a credit to Ireland.

Students up for the Cup; INNOVATION by The Mirror (London, England)

Wages, once among the lowest in Western Europe, have increased by substantially more than the euro zone averages, Microsoft Ireland managing director Paul Rellis told the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland in a February speech.

IRELAND: THE END OF THE MIRACLE by Kerry Capell, with Kyran Fitzgerald in Dublin / BusinessWeek

About Microsoft in Ireland: Established in 1991 to market the company's products and services to customers throughout the island of Ireland, the Microsoft Ireland Sales, Marketing and Services Group has overseen the successful launch of groundbreaking new products such as Windows XP and the evolving suite of .

Microsoft .Net Empowers Development of New Email Marketing Software ... by Business Wire

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