Microsoft Corp. and RealNetworks, Inc. Press Conference

Microsoft Corp. and RealNetworks, Inc. Press Conference

What: Microsoft Corp. And RealNetworks, Inc. Press Conference

Who: Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates and RealNetworks Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rob Glaser

When: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 News conference begins: 10 a.m. PDT/1 p.m. EST

Where: Experience Music Project 325 5th Ave. N Seattle, WA 98109

Listen-only news conference with question-and-answer session following: United States (866) 332-8501 International +1 (816) 650-2800

The news conference will be available for live webcast at 9:30 a.m. PDT/ 12:30 p.m. EDT at: http://www.realnetworks.com/company/press and www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/oct05/10-11MSRealMA.mspx.

Audio Replay Information:

An audio replay of the news conference will be available approximately one hour after the conference call has ended, until 9 p.m. PDT/12 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, October 18, 2005.

Replay call-in numbers: United States (800) 252-6030 International +1 (402) 220-2491 (You must reference the conference ID# 45124042)

NOTE: 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, rrt@wagged.com

For more information, global electronic media only: Media Relations, Worldwide Communications & Television, +1-212-339-9920, mediarelations@wctv.com

Financial analysts only: Colleen Healy, Microsoft Investor Relations, +1-425-706-3703

For RealNetworks contact: Media only: Jeremy Pemble, RealNetworks, +1-206-892-6614, jpemble@real.com

Financial analysts only: Caroline Hughes, RealNetworks, +1-206-892-6718, carolinehughes@real.com

NOTE TO EDITORS: If you are interested in viewing additional information on Microsoft, please visit the Microsoft 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.mspx.

For press information about RealNetworks, visit www.realnetworks.com/company/press.

PRNewsire -- Oct. 11

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