REDMOND, Wash., and SANTA CLARA, Calif. — March 13, 2008 — Executives from Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corp., in conjunction with researchers from two universities, will host a joint media teleconference on Tuesday, March 18, to announce significant new research ventures. A press release with more details about the news will go live following the teleconference.

What:

Joint teleconference with executives from Microsoft, Intel and researchers from key universities

When:

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

10 a.m.–10:45 a.m. PDT

Who:

Andrew Chien, vice president, Corporate Technology Group and director, Intel Research

Tony Hey, corporate vice president of External Research at Microsoft Research

Teleconference Information:

The live teleconference will begin at 10 a.m. PDT. Participants can access the teleconference with the information below:

Resources:

A press release will be issued in conjunction with the teleconference. It can be accessed after the teleconference at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass and http://www.intel.com/pressroom.

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