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During the week of 29 September, 2008, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will visit several European countries, making a series of announcements and meeting with government officials, business leaders and media. To view the highlights of his five-country agenda, please refer to the following:

• Portuguese Government and Microsoft partner on affordable computing agreement for school children - 03 October 2008
  http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/oct08/10-03MagellanInitiativePR.mspx



• Microsoft CEO in Europe (29 Sept-3 Oct) — Itinerary
  http://www.microsoft.com/emea/presscentre/pressreleases/SteveItinerary_260908.mspx



• Mutual Benefit — Microsoft’s Investment in European Innovation - 02 October 2008
  http://www.microsoft.com/emea/presscentre/pressreleases/021008_MutualBenefitFS.mspx



• Microsoft Announces Continued Investment in European Research and Development - 02 October 2008
  http://www.microsoft.com/emea/presscentre/pressreleases/EuropeanRDInvestmentPR_021008.mspx



• Steve Ballmer announces new Microsoft Search R&D Investment in Europe - 02 October 2008
  http://www.microsoft.com/emea/presscentre/WEVPRMicrosoft/search.mspx#webcasts



• Steve Ballmer Press Conference Transcript – 02 October 2008
  http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/steve/2008/10-02stcemea.mspx
  
  
• José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission webcast. Broadcasted 2 October 2008 at the Microsoft Press Conference in Paris, France
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Building on a recent announcement in Norway, about creating jobs focused on innovation in enterprise search. Ballmer will speak on the Microsoft topics of Virtualisation, S + S strategy, Search investment and the company’s ongoing record of investment in Europe

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• Press Conference: Microsoft Makes Investment in Europe
  

At a press Conference in Paris on Thursday morning, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announces a major investment in its European operations.
View on demand webcast here. Please note the initial 5:20 minutes of the webcast is of the press conference assembly. The press conference starts at: 5:20.