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Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

Corporate Address

Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-7329
USA
Tel: (425) 882-8080
Fax: (425) 706-7329
http://www.microsoft.com

Important Dates

Date

Event

1975

Microsoft founded

Jan. 1, 1979

Microsoft moves from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Bellevue, Washington

June 25, 1981

Microsoft incorporates

Aug. 12, 1981

IBM introduces its personal computer with Microsoft's 16-bit operating system, MS-DOS 1.0

Feb. 26, 1986

Microsoft moves to corporate campus in Redmond, Washington

March 13, 1986

Microsoft stock goes public

Aug. 1, 1989

Microsoft introduces earliest version of Office suite of productivity applications

May 22, 1990

Microsoft launches Windows 3.0

Aug. 24, 1995

Microsoft launches Windows 95

Dec. 7, 1995

Bill Gates outlines Microsoft's commitment to supporting and enhancing the Internet

June 25, 1998

Microsoft launches Windows 98

Jan. 13, 2000

Steve Ballmer named president and chief executive officer for Microsoft

Feb. 17, 2000

Microsoft launches Windows 2000

June 22, 2000

Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer outline Microsoft's .NET strategy for Web services

May 31, 2001

Microsoft launches Office XP

Oct. 25, 2001

Microsoft launches Windows XP

Nov. 15, 2001

Microsoft launches Xbox

Jan. 15, 2002

Bill Gates outlines Microsoft's commitment to Trustworthy Computing

Nov. 7, 2002

Microsoft and partners launch Tablet PC

Jan. 16, 2003

Microsoft declares annual dividend

April 24, 2003

Microsoft launches Windows Server 2003

Oct. 21, 2003

Microsoft launches Microsoft Office System

July 20, 2004

Microsoft announces plans to return up to $75 billion to shareholders in dividends and stock buybacks

Nov. 22, 2005

Microsoft launches Xbox 360

July 20, 2006

Microsoft announces a new US$20 billion tender offer and authorizes an additional share-repurchase program of up to $20 billion over five years

Jan. 30, 2007

Microsoft launches Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System to consumers worldwide

Feb. 27, 2008

Microsoft launches Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008

June 27, 2008

Bill Gates transitions from his day-to-day role at Microsoft to spend more time on his work at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

June 3, 2009

Microsoft launches Bing decision engine

Oct. 22, 2009

Microsoft launches Windows 7

June 15, 2010

Microsoft launches general availability of Office 2010

Nov. 4, 2010

Microsoft launches Kinect for Xbox 360

Nov. 10, 2010

Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7

Nov. 17, 2010

Microsoft announces availability of Microsoft Lync

June 28, 2011

Microsoft launches Office 365

Oct. 13, 2011

Microsoft closes its acquisition of Skype

Board of Directors

Last updated: March 31, 2012

Steven A. Ballmer

Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Corporation

Dina Dublon

Former Chief Financial Officer, JPMorgan Chase

William H. Gates III

Chairman, Microsoft Corporation

Raymond V. Gilmartin

Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Co., Inc.

Reed Hastings

Founder, Chairman and CEO, Netflix, Inc.

Maria M. Klawe

President, Harvey Mudd College

David F. Marquardt

General Partner, August Capital

Charles H. Noski

Vice Chairman, Bank of America Corporation

Dr. Helmut Panke

Former Chairman of the Board of Management, BMW AG

John W. Thompson

 Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Instruments

Microsoft's Businesses

Last updated: Oct. 17, 2011

Interactive Entertainment Business
Key entertainment experiences that span gaming, music and video across multiple screens, including Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, the controller-free Kinect for Xbox 360, Zune Music and Video, and Mediaroom, as well as PC and mobile interactive entertainment.

Microsoft Business Solutions
A portfolio of Microsoft Dynamics products and services, as well as Microsoft Health Solutions.

Microsoft Office Division
Productivity products and services, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, Project, Visio, and Microsoft’s speech technology investments.

Online Services Division
Microsoft’s search, portal, advertising and personal communications services, including online information offerings such as Bing and the MSN portals and channels.  

Server and Tools Business
Microsoft infrastructure software, developer tools and cloud platform, including products such as Windows Server, SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center and the Windows Azure Platform.

Skype
A division of Microsoft, transforming communications for computers, mobile devices and the connected living room.

Windows & Windows Live Division
All Windows businesses, including Windows, Windows Live and Internet Explorer.

Windows Phone Division
Microsoft software and services for Windows Phones worldwide.

Operation Centers

Last updated: Mar. 9, 2009

Role

Location

Licensing, Manufacturing, Operations and Logistics

Dublin, Ireland

Manufacturing

Humacao, Puerto Rico, USA

Licensing and Operations

Reno, Nevada, USA

Operations and Logistics

Singapore

Microsoft Subsidiaries

Last updated: March 31, 2012

Albania

Czech Republic

Korea

Puerto Rico

Algeria

Denmark

Kuwait

Qatar

Angola

Dominican Republic

Latvia

Romania

Argentina

Ecuador

Lebanon

Russia

Armenia

Egypt

Libya

Saudi Arabia

Australia

El Salvador

Lithuania

Senegal

Austria

Estonia

Luxembourg

Serbia

Azerbaijan

Finland

Macao SAR

Singapore

Bahrain

France

Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of

Slovakia

Bangladesh

Georgia

Malaysia

Slovenia

Belarus

Germany

Malta

South Africa

Belgium

Greece

Mauritius

Spain

Bermuda

Guatemala

Mexico

Sri Lanka

Bolivia

Honduras

Montenegro

Sweden

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Hong Kong SAR

Morocco

Switzerland

Brazil

Hungary

Namibia

Taiwan

British Virgin Islands

Iceland

Netherlands

Thailand

Brunei

India

New Zealand

Trinidad & Tobago

Bulgaria

Indonesia

Nigeria

Tunisia

Cameroon

Iraq

Norway

Turkey                        

Canada

Ireland

Oman

Ukraine

Chile

Israel

Pakistan

United Arab Emirates

China

Panama

United Kingdom

Italy

Colombia

Jamaica

Paraguay

United States

Costa Rica

Japan

Peru

Uruguay

Côte d'Ivoire

Jordan

Philippines

Venezuela

Croatia

Kazakhstan

Poland

Vietnam

Cyprus

Kenya

Portugal

Zimbabwe

Revenue and Headcount

Last updated: June 30, 2011

Headcount & Revenue Growth    

Microsoft's worldwide headcount and revenue growth for the past 10 fiscal years are summarized below (click headings to sort):

Fiscal Year Ending

Head Count

Net Revenue (US$)

Growth

Net Income (US$)

Growth

June 30, 2011

90,412

$69.94B

12%

$23.15B

23%

June 30, 2010

88,596

$62.48B

7%

$18.76B

29%

June 30, 2009

92,736

$58.44B

-3%

$14.57B

-18%

June 30, 2008

91,259

$60.42B

18%

$17.68B

26%

June 30, 2007

78,565

$51.12B

15%

$14.07B

12%

June 30, 2006

71,172

$44.28B

11%

$12.60B

3%

June 30, 2005

61,000

$39.79B

8%

$12.25B

50%

June 30, 2004

57,086

$36.84B

14%

$8.17B

8%

June 30, 2003

54,468

$32.19B

13%

$7.53B

29%

June 30, 2002

50,621

$28.37B

12%

$5.35B

-28%

Employment Information

Last updated: March 31, 2012

Current Employment Headcount

Location

Employees

Worldwide

93,163

USA

55,235

Puget Sound (Washington State)

40,686

Reported Gender Breakout (USA)

Gender

Employees

Percentage

Male

42,179

76.4%

Female

13,056

23.6%

Reported Age Breakout (USA)

Age Range1

Employees

Percentage

29 or Under

8,346

15.1%

30-39

22,473

40.7%

40+

24,416

44.2%

  1Average age: 38.5 years.

                

Functional Breakout (Worldwide)

Role

Employees

Business Groups

42,433

Sales & Marketing Support Group

41,744

Operations Group

8,985

Real Estate Portfolio

Last updated: March 31, 2012

Owned

Location

Total Square Feet

No. of Sites

Puget Sound

9,806,547

78

Other US

2,971,524

15

International

3,283,456

12

SUBTOTAL:

16,061,527

105

Leased

Location

Total Square Feet

No. of Sites

Puget Sound

4,966,801

44

Other US

4,190,650

130

International

8,818,628

364

SUBTOTAL:

17,976,079

538

Total Portfolio

Location

Total Square Feet

No. of Sites

Puget Sound

14,773,348

122

Other US

7,162,174

145

International

12,102,084

376

GRAND TOTAL:

34,037,606

643

About Microsoft

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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