List of assets owned by Microsoft Corporation - Definition

Microsoft has interest in the following areas:

Trademarks

• Windows
• Microsoft Disk Operating System
• DirectX - Computer Video (specially computer games) drivers and 3D Accelerators (software)
• Xbox - Game Console
• Microsoft Office - The world's most popular office suite.
• Microsoft TV - Digital Cable TV Topbox
• Virtual PC - virtual machine monitor acquired from Connectix

Investments

• TELEVISA - A Mexican TV company

Acquisitions: Since 1994, Microsoft has acquired over 60 companies

Access Software (1999)

ActiveViews (2004)

aha! Software (1996)

Altamira (1994)

Aspect Software Engineering (1996)

Blue Ribbon SoundWorks Ltd. (1995)

Bruce Artwick Organization Ltd (1995)

Bungie Software (2000)

Colusa Software (1996)

CompareNet (1999)

Connectix Ltd (2003)

Cooper & Peters (1997)

Dare to Dream Intertainment (1995)

Design Intelligence (2001)

Digital Anvil (2000)

Dimension X (1997)

Driveoff.Com (2000)

Electric Gravity Inc (1996)

Ensemble Studios Corp (2001)

Entropic Inc. (UK, 1999)

eShop Inc (1996)

EXOS Inc (1996)

FASA Studio (1999)

Firefly Network (1998)

Flash Communications (1998)

Forethought Inc.(1987)

Great Plains Software (2000)

Hotmail (1997)

Interoperability Technology, Expertise from Netwise Inc. (1995)

Intersé (1997)

Jump Networks (1999)

LinkAge Software (1997)

LinkExchange (1998)

MongoMusic Inc. (2000)

Navision (Denmark) (2002)

NCompass Labs (2001)

NetCarta (1996)

NetGames USA (2000)

NextBase (UK, 1994)

OmniBrowse (1999)

One Tree Software (1994)

Pacific Microsonics Inc (2000)

Panorama Software (1996)

Peach Networks (Israel, 2000)

PlaceWare Inc (2003)

Rare Ltd. (UK, 2002) RenderMorphics Ltd (UK, 1995)

ResNova Software (1996)

Sendit (Sweden, 1999)

ShadowFactor (Canada, 1999)

SNMP Technology From Network Managers (UK, 1995)

SOFTIMAGE* (1994)

Softway Systems (1999)

STNC (UK, 1999)

The MESA Group (1998)

Valence Research (1998)

Vermeer Technologies Inc (1996)

Vicinity Corporation (2002)

Visio Corporation (1999)

Vxtreme (1997)

WebAppoint (2000)

WebTV Networks Inc (1997)

Xdegrees Inc (2002)

ZOOMIT (1999) Investments: Since 1994, Microsoft has invested in about 140 companies world-wide

@home Solutions (1999)

Accel Partners (1998)

Akamai Technologies Inc (1999)

Ameranth (2000)

American City Business Journals (2001)

Amicore (2001)

Apple Computer Inc (1997)

Ardent Communications Inc. (2000)

Asia Global Crossing Ltd (1999)

AT&T (1999)

Audible (1999, 2001)

Avanade (2000)

Avid Technology Inc (1998)

Banyan Systems (1999)

Best Buy (1999)

Big Huge Games (2000)

Black Entertainment Television (BET) (1996)

Blackboard (2001)

Blixer (Italy, 2000)

BroadBand Office Inc (2000)

CareerBuilder (1999)

Chyron Corporation (2000)

CMG Plc (UK, 1996)

CMGI Inc (1998)

Comcast Corporation (1997)

Commerce One Inc (2001)

CommTouch Software Inc (1999)

CommVault Systems Inc (2000)

CompUSA Inc (2000)

Concentric Network Corporation (1999)

ContentGuard (2000)

Corel Corporation (Canada, 2000)

Corio Inc (2000)

CPA2Biz (2001)

CSI, Inc (2000)

Data Return LLC (1999)

Dialogic (1999)

Digex (2000)

Digital Anvil (1997)

Digital Entertainment Network (DEN) (1999)

Digital Equipment Corp (1995)

Digital Island (2000)

Digital Sound Corporation (1997)

DiscoverMusic.com (1999)

DreamWorks SKG (1995)

DSL.net Inc (1999)

eFusion (1997)

eLabor (2000)

Encompys (2001)

EndForce Inc (2002)

Entex (1996)

Equinix Inc (1999)

Evoke Software Corp (2000)

Expedia.com (1999)

Extreme Logic (2001)

Fairmarket Inc (1999)

First Data Corporation (1997)

FutureLink Corporation (2000)

General Magic (1998)

GigaMedia Ltd (Taiwan, 1999)

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd (Israel, 2000)

Groove Networks Inc (2001)

Helicon Publishing Group PLC (UK, 1996)

Hitachi Ltd (Japan, 2000)

HomeAdvisor Technologies (2000)

Hutchison Global Crossing Ltd (Hong Kong) (2000)

i-Deal (2001)

Immersion Corporation (2003)

Individual Inc (1995)

Infolibria Inc (2001)

Interland Inc (2000)

Interliant (2000)

Intertainer (2000)

ITRAN Communications Ltd (Israel, 2000)

Jato Communications (2000)

Keen.com (1999)

Korea Thrunet Co. Ltd (1999)

KT Corporation (Korea) (2001)

Lernout & Hauspie (Belgium, 1997)

MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems (Malaysia, 2000)

MediaWave Inc (UK, 2001)

MyPlant.com (2000)

Navitel Communications Inc (1997)

NBC Television Network (1995)

Net Serviços de Comunicação S.A (Brazil, 1999)

Nextel Communications Inc (1999)

NorthPoint Communications Group Inc (1999)

NTL Inc (UK, 1999)

OpenPort (1998)

Plural Inc (2000)

Pluto Technologies (Norway, 1998)

Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. (1999)

Proginet Corporation (1996)

Qwest Communications (1998)

Radiant Systems (2000)

RadioShack Corporation (1999)

RealNames (2000)

RealNetworks (1997)

Reciprocal Inc (1999)

Reservation Works LLC (1998)

Rhythms NetConnections Inc (1999)

Road Runner (1998)

Rogers Communications (Canada) (1999)

SeaChange International (2000)

Sendo Holdings PLC (UK, 2001)

SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies (1996)

SkyTel (1996)

SMART LLC (Mexico, 2001)

SRS Labs (2000)

Stamps.com Inc (1997)

Tandem (1996)

TCI International Inc (1994)

Telecom New Zealand (2001)

Telewest Group Inc (2000)

Teligent Inc (1999)

Telmex (Mexico, 1999)

ThingWorld.com (1999)

Ticketmaster (1999)

TITUS Communications (Japan, 2000)

TRADOS Incorporated (1997)

Tut Systems Inc (1998)

UGC Europe (1999)

UnitedGlobalCom Inc (1999)

Usinternetworking Inc (2000)

USWeb (1999)

UUNET (1995)

Vanstar (1995)

VDOnet (1996)

VenturCom (2000)

Verisign (1996)

VerticalNet (2000)

Wang (1995)

WebMD (1999)

Wildfire Communications (1997)

Wink Communications (1999)

WirelessKnowledge (1998)

Yam Digital Technology (Taiwan, 2000)

See also

• Lists of corporate assets

Links

• Microsoft Official Site (http://www.microsoft.com)
• TELEVISA (http://www.televisa.com)