About Microsoft

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Every successful corporation has a responsibility to use its resources and influence to make a positive impact on the world and its people. Microsoft’s Global Citizenship Initiative is focused on mobilizing our resources across the company and around the world, to create opportunities in the communities where we do business, and to fulfill our commitment to serving the public good through innovative technologies and partnerships.

Microsoft Community Affairs provides training and tools that create the social and economic opportunities that can transform communities and help people realize their potential. Through our programs and our partnerships, Microsoft supports numerous projects and organizations around the world working to expand opportunities, and help improve digital inclusion, through technology access and training.

Ensuring a high level of satisfaction among our customers and partners is a core component of business at Microsoft. Customer and Partner Experience (CPE) is a company-wide strategy to increase customer satisfaction and improve experiences with our products, programs, and services. Through annual surveys and product feedback efforts like the Customer Experience Improvement Program, we continue to listen and respond to our customers and partners and are committed to improving their experiences with us.

Microsoft’s Legal and Corporate Affairs Group works on the cutting edge of business and regulatory issues around the world. Our diverse and multi-disciplinary team of legal, business and corporate affairs professionals operates from 57 locations in 40 countries worldwide.


Our Values

As a company, and as individuals, we value integrity, honesty, openness, personal excellence, constructive self-criticism, continual self-improvement, and mutual respect. We are committed to our customers and partners and have a passion for technology. We take on big challenges, and pride ourselves on seeing them through. We hold ourselves accountable to our customers, shareholders, partners, and employees by honoring our commitments, providing results, and striving for the highest quality.


Microsoft in the News (For Journalists)

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Austen Mulinder to drive industry solutions that help partners deliver and manage connected experiences across three screens.
Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT    

NBC Sports, Continental Airlines and MGM leverage new releases to cost-effectively deliver immersive experiences across the Web and desktop.
Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:30:00 GMT    

CRM Accelerators have exceeded 50,000 downloads to drive customer and partner value.
Posted on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:00:00 GMT    

Resources offered in support of UNESCO-Microsoft Task Force on Higher Education and ICT.
Posted on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:05:00 GMT    

The service will provide hotel guests with access to a highly customized in-room TV experience including interactive applications.
Posted on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:05:00 GMT