REDMOND, Wash.--19 Jun--PRNewswire-AsiaNet/InfoQuest What: Microsoft Corp. will hold a news conference to discuss important company news. Who: Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer, and Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect Where: Microsoft Studios, 4420 148th Ave. NE, Redmond, WA (also available via webcast and audio conference call) When: Thursday, June 15, 2006, 1:30 p.m. PDT (4:30 p.m. EDT) News Conference Call-In Information: United States: (800) 857-9877, pass code: Microsoft International: +1 (415) 228-3893, pass code: Microsoft Audio Replay Information: An audio replay of the news conference will be available approximately one hour after the call has ended until 5 p.m. PDT (8 p.m. EDT), Wednesday June 21. Replay Call-In Numbers: United States: (866) 421-3814 International: +1 (203) 369-0805 (No pass code is required for the replay numbers.) Webcast Information: The webcast of the news conference can be viewed live at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass . Live Satellite Press Conference, Sound Bite, B-Roll Satellite Feed Coordinates Press Conference: 1:30 p.m. PDT (4:30 p.m. EDT) Sound Bite/B-Roll Feeds: 2:45 p.m. PDT (5:45 p.m. EDT) 3:15 p.m. PDT (6:15 p.m. EDT) 4:15 p.m. PDT (7:15 p.m. EDT) North America (NTSC) Analog KU Band SBS6 Transponder 2 DL Freq: 11749.5 Vertical C-Band IA 6C-09 DL Freq: 3880 Vertical India/Asia PAL Satellite (9 MHz) Asiasat 2 Transponder 2A Channel 2 UL Freq: 5921 Horizontal DL Freq: 3696 Vertical Symbol Rate: 6.1113 FEC: 3/4 Line Standard: PAL Australia/Asia-Pacific Rim PAL Satellite (9 MHz) PAS-2 Transponder 12C Slot C Virtual Channel 101 UL Freq: 6260.5 Vertical DL Freq: 4035.5 Horizontal Symbol Rate: 6.62 FEC: 2/3 Line Standard: PAL European PAL Satellite (9 MHz) NSS7 Transponder NAV6/EUH6 UL Freq: 14329.7 Vertical DL Freq: 11539.7 Horizontal Symbol Rate: 6.1113 FEC: 3/4 Line Standard: PAL Asia-Pacific Rim NTSC Satellite (8 Mbits) PAS-2 Transponder 8C Channel 4 (Virtual Channel 4) UL Freq: 6126 Vertical DL Freq: 3901 Horizontal Symbol Rate: 30.80 FEC: 3/4 Line Standard: NTSC South America NTSC Satellite (9 MHz) PAS9 Transponder 24C Slot D UL Freq: 6398.5 Vertical DL Freq: 4173.5 Horizontal Symbol Rate: 6.1113 FEC: 3/4 Line Standard: NTSC Africa/South America PAL Satellite (9 MHz) Intelsat 905 @ 335.5 Transponder 38/38 1A UL Freq: 6386 LHCP DL Freq: 4161 RHCP Symbol Rate: 6.1113 FEC: 3/4 Line Standard: PAL Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. For more information, print and online media only: Rapid Response Team, Waggener Edstrom, +1 (503) 443-7070, [email protected] For more information, global electronic media only: Media Relations, Worldwide Communications & Television, +1(212)445-8220, [email protected] For more information, financial analysts only: Colleen Healy, Microsoft Investor Relations, +1 (425) 703-0597 Note to editors: If you are interested in viewing additional information on Microsoft, please visit the Microsoft(R) Web page at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/ on Microsoft's corporate information pages. Web links, telephone numbers and titles were correct at time of publication, but may since have changed. For additional assistance, journalists and analysts may contact Microsoft's Rapid Response Team or other appropriate contacts listed at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/contactpr.asp SOURCE: Microsoft Corp. Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org PRN Photo Desk: [email protected] Web site: http://www.microsoft.com --Distributed by AsiaNet ( www.asianetnews.net )--