Microsoft Announces New Corporate Vice President of Communications Sector

Austen Mulinder to drive industry solutions that help partners deliver and
manage connected experiences across three screens.

REDMOND, Wash., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today
announced that Austen Mulinder has been named corporate vice president of the
Communications Sector, effective immediately. In this role, Mulinder will be
responsible for leading and executing Microsoft's sales and marketing strategy
to telecommunications, hosting, media and entertainment companies. Mulinder
will report to Simon Witts, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Enterprise
and Partner Group.

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"Austen is incredibly passionate about how Microsoft can create value for its
customers and partners," Witts said. "He brings a wealth of sales and
leadership experience from his previous roles and understands the importance
of building trusted partnerships with our customers. By applying Microsoft
innovation, Austen sees incredible potential in how this sector can create new
opportunities through the unique combination of software and services to
customers. It's an opportune time for Austen to come to the Communications
Sector, an organization that is focused on helping these industries adapt to a
rapidly growing and increasingly competitive environment. These industries in
particular are experiencing significant change in the way their customers are
consuming digital content through high-speed broadband and mobile services. He
believes this provides a significant partnering opportunity for Microsoft."

Mulinder joined Microsoft in 2007 as vice president for Worldwide Enterprise
Sales, where he successfully led the key sales capabilities for Microsoft's
Enterprise business, including directing global and multinational accounts,
the incubation and category sales teams, the specialist sales community, and
the global compete programs, with an approach that underscored sales
excellence through execution.

Before he came to Microsoft, Mulinder served as president and CEO of Fujitsu
Transaction Solutions Inc., a wholly owned Fujitsu company. Mulinder brings
extensive global experience in sales, marketing, operations, software and
hardware product development, and professional and operational services. He
holds a law degree from the University of Nottingham, U.K.

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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