REDMOND, Wash. — June 25, 2012 — More than half (54 percent) of children around the world worry about being bullied online, according to a new Global Youth Online Behavior Survey released today by Microsoft Corp. Conducted in 25 countries* Jan. 11, 2012, to Feb. 19, 2012, among more than 7,600 children ages eight to 17, the survey focuses on how kids are treating one another online and whether parents are addressing online behaviors. Microsoft commissioned the survey looking at of a range of online behaviors among youth — from “meanness” (least severe) to online bullying or cruelty (most severe).

Globally, the survey found the following:

• Four in 10 children surveyed (ages 8 to 17) say they have experienced what adults might consider online bullying.

• Twenty-four percent of children surveyed say they have done something parents would consider online bullying.

• Five percent of parents engage with their children’s school about online bullying, according to the children surveyed.

The survey also uncovered that children want to talk to parents about the issue, but only 29 percent of kids say their parents have talked to them about protecting themselves online. What’s more, according to the results, there is not one common step taken by parents to address the problem, with only 17 percent having communicated a clear set of rules for negative online behaviors.

“Kids need to know that they can turn to a trusted adult, such as a parent, caregiver or teacher, who will talk to them about all kinds of online safety concerns,” said Jacqueline Beauchere, director, Trustworthy Computing for Microsoft. “At Microsoft, we help empower adults with the productive tools and resources to help start the conversation with kids about how to stay safer online.” In conjunction with the survey results, Microsoft is also releasing two additional resources:

• Stand Up To Online Bullying Quiz. This interactive online quiz can be easily downloaded onto an organization’s or school’s website as a teaching tool. It is designed to walk adults through a series of scenarios in which, upon answering, the quiz delivers immediate guidance on how to talk about, identify and respond to the range of online behaviors from online meanness to bullying and beyond.

• Digital Citizenship in Action Toolkit. Kids mirror adult behavior — the good, the bad and the ugly. This interactive educational guide helps teach users how to foster responsible use of technology in today’s digital world.

Teaching kids to be good “digital citizens” is one way to drive positive “upstander” behavior and instill strong ethics and online etiquette. Microsoft also partners with organizations like iKeepSafe, iLookBothWays and the Anti-Defamation League to provide professional development for teachers and school staff with courses in online bullying.

The survey took place Jan. 11, 2012, to Feb. 19, 2012. It was conducted online and in person by youth. Adults were allowed to help their children answer questions if necessary. Field work and data processing was performed by Synovate.

The full Global Youth Online Behavior Survey report, along with the complete list of individual executive summaries for each country, is available at http://www.microsoft.com/security/resources/research.aspx#onlinebullying.

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* Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Spain, Singapore, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, U.K. and the U.S.

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REDMOND, Wash., and SAN FRANCISCO — June 25, 2012 — Microsoft Corp. and Yammer Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire Yammer, a leading provider of enterprise social networks, for $1.2 billion in cash. Yammer will join the Microsoft Office Division, led by division President Kurt DelBene, and the team will continue to report to current CEO David Sacks.

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“The acquisition of Yammer underscores our commitment to deliver technology that businesses need and people love,” said Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft. “Yammer adds a best-in-class enterprise social networking service to Microsoft’s growing portfolio of complementary cloud services.”

Launched in 2008, Yammer now has more than 5 million corporate users, including employees at 85 percent of the Fortune 500. The service allows employees to join a secure, private social network for free and then makes it easy for companies to convert a grassroots movement into companywide strategic initiative.

Yammer will continue to develop its standalone service and maintain its commitment to simplicity, innovation and cross-platform experiences. Moving forward, Microsoft plans to accelerate Yammer’s adoption alongside complementary offerings from Microsoft SharePoint, Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics and Skype.

“When we started Yammer four years ago, we set out to do something big,” Sacks said. “We had a vision for how social networking could change the way we work. Joining Microsoft will accelerate that vision and give us access to the technologies, expertise and resources we’ll need to scale and innovate.”

The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.

About Yammer

Yammer (www.yammer.com) is a leading provider of enterprise social networks with over 5 million verified corporate users including employees of more than 85 percent of the Fortune 500. The basic version of Yammer is free, and customers can pay to upgrade their network to receive advanced administrative and security controls, integrations with enterprise applications, priority customer service and a designated customer success manager.

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REDMOND, Wash . — June 25 , 201 2 — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Yammer CEO David Sacks and Microsoft Office Division President Kurt DelBene will hold a press teleconference June 25, 2012, at 11:30 a.m. PDT to announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft Corp. will acquire Yammer Inc., a leader in enterprise social networking, for $1.2 billion.

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REDMOND , Wash. — June 25 , 2012 — Harnessing the power of Microsoft Windows Azure cloud services, the city of Regina, Canada, recently launched an innovative, Web-based open data initiative to put important information directly in the hands of citizens virtually anytime, anywhere. With the city’s Open Data Portal, Regina citizens will now be able to visit a user-friendly online portal that offers easy access to data sets such as ward boundaries, points of interest, solid waste collection and land use — and this is just the beginning.

“The city is committed to open government and transparency, and this open data initiative is a big part of that,” said Alyssa Daku, city of Regina manager, Corporate Information Governance. She added that before offering data in the portal, the city of Regina manually processed more than 2,000 data requests every year, many of which were duplicates. With Open Government Data Initiative (OGDI) DataLab, the city, individuals and businesses are all expected to benefit from this increased access to information.

“OGDI DataLab allows us to work more efficiently, which, in the end, leads to better use of funds and improved public services,” Daku said. “This increased access to information is also great for citizens. It is so exciting to think about the possibility of new services, local innovation and economic growth that it could lead to.”

Using open standards and application programming interfaces, the city of Regina can submit its data to the OGDI DataLab repository for use by external developers, government employees or citizens. OGDI DataLab promotes the use of the city’s data by capturing and publishing reusable software assets, patterns and practices. Local developers can share and interact with this data via Windows Azure and develop applications with more ease and at a lower cost to the city.

“Government innovators in Canada and across the globe are increasingly providing open data portals for the public — promoting better governance, increased transparency and improved delivery of public services,” said Nik Garkusha, Open Platforms lead, Microsoft Canada. “Customers and technology partners are telling us that open data is a win-win situation for everyone.”

More information on how publically available government data can be easily accessed is available at Microsoft’s Open Government Data Initiative.

More information about how organizations are turning to Microsoft technology is available in the Microsoft Customer Spotlight newsroom.

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REDMOND, Wash. — June 25 , 2012 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the winners and finalists of the 2012 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. The annual awards honor Microsoft partners for delivering innovative solutions during the past year that directly address customer challenges. Award winners and finalists, chosen from nominations from around the world, will be recognized at the 2012 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, the company’s premier annual event for industry partners, July 8–12 in Toronto.

Nearly 3,000 entries were collected from more than 100 countries; the award finalists and winners were selected from a group of nominations based on their commitment to customers, their solution’s market impact and exemplary use of Microsoft technologies.

“We are honored to work with outstanding partners that continue to bring incredible value and innovation to not only the companies they serve, but the entire marketplace,” said Jon Roskill, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft. “Congratulations to all the 2012 Partner of the Year Award winners and finalists. We commend each partner for demonstrating exceptional dedication in addressing the technology and business challenges of its customers.”

Categories, winners and finalists appear below. A complete list, including Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award winners, is available at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/presskits/partnernetwork/default.aspx.

Alliance ISV Industry Partner of the Year

• Winner: OpenText

• Finalist: Tribold

• Finalist: OSIsoft

• Finalist: Retalix

• Finalist: Fiserv

Alliance Advanced Infrastructure Partner of the Year

• Winner: Citrix

Alliance Application Platform Partner of the Year

• Winner: Accenture/Avanade

Alliance Cloud Innovation Partner of the Year

• Winner: Sogeti

Application Integration Partner of the Year

• Winner: Breeze Training and Consultancy

• Finalist: Codit

Application Lifecycle Management Partner of the Year

• Winner: Invit

• Finalist: Navantis Inc.

Authorized Distributor Partner of the Year

• Winner: ETC

• Finalist: Asahi Electronics Co. Ltd

• Finalist: Daiwabo Information System Co. Ltd.

BizSpark Partner of the Year

• Winner: Soluto

• Finalist: News360

Business Intelligence Partner of the Year

• Winner: Fusionex

• Finalist: Open Text Corp.

• Finalist: Panorama Software Inc.

Citizenship Humanitarian Response Partner of the Year

• Winner: NV Interactive

• Finalist: iLink Systems

• Finalist: YCC Information SYSTEM Ltd.

Citizenship Innovative Nonprofit (NGO) Capacity Building Partner of the Year

• Winner: Olidata

• Finalist: Kinetics Group

• Finalist: Winvision

Citizenship Opportunities for Youth Partner of the Year

• Winner: New Signature

• Finalist: Accenture/Avanade

• Finalist: EACS Ltd.

Communications Market Acceleration Partner of the Y ear

• Winner: Hewlett-Packard

• Finalist: Enabling Technologies Corp.

• Finalist: Wortell

Communications Technology Partner of the Year

• Winner: Avtex

• Finalist: Aruba Networks

• Finalist: Plantronics Inc.

Content Management Partner of the Year

• Winner: Concurrency Inc.

• Finalist: Dell Inc.

• Finalist: Gimmal

Corporate Account Virtualization Data Center Services Partner of the Year

• Winner: Infront Consulting Group

• Finalist: Dimension Data

Corporate Accounts LAR Partner of the Year

• Winner: SoftwareONE

• Finalist: Bytes

• Finalist: CDW Corp.

• Finalist: Softchoice Corp.

Data Platform Partner of the Year

• Winner: Systemgroup Consulting Inc.

• Finalist: DSP Managed Services

• Finalist: Red Rock Consulting

Desktop Partner of the Year

• Winner: Insight Enterprises Inc.

• Finalist: Dell Inc.

• Finalist: Sogeti

• Finalist: Thomas Duryea Consulting

Digital Marketing Partner of the Year

• Winner: Telligent

• Finalist: Netcompany

• Finalist: Webtrends

Exceptional Sales Management Partner of the Year

• Winner: Quadra Systems

• Finalist: Ignify Inc.

• Finalist: SoftwareONE Brasil

• Finalist: Intellinet

Hosting Partner of the Year

• Winner: Rackspace Hosting

• Finalist: Hostway Corp.

Identi t y and Security Partner of the Year

• Winner: Itergy

• Finalist: CDW Corp.

• Finalist: Oxford Computer Group Ltd.

Innovative Customer Advocacy Partner of the Year

• Winner: Mimecast

• Finalist: Data#3 Ltd.

• Finalist: Quadra Systems

ISV/Software Solutions Industry Partner of the Year

• Winner: Numerix

• Finalist: Kentico Software

• Finalist: Newsgator Technologies

• Finalist: Nintex

Learning Competency Marketing Excellence Partner of the Year

• Winner: DDLS

• Finalist: MIPECOM s.r.o.

• Finalist: New Horizons Worldwide Inc.

Learning Competency Training Solution Excellence Partner of the Year

• Winner: Quickstart Intelligence

• Finalist: Benchmark Learning

• Finalist: SELA

Messaging Partner of the Year

• Winner: Dimension Data

• Finalist: Core BTS

• Finalist: infoWAN Datenkommunikation GmbH

Microsoft Cloud Partner of the Year

• Winner: Infusion

• Finalist: Breeze Training and Consultancy

• Finalist: Altus Dynamics

Microsoft Dynamics Cloud Business Excellence Partner of the Year

• Winner: Zero2Ten

• Finalist: Pareto Platform Inc.

• Finalist: Rose Business Solutions Inc.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partner of the Year

• Winner: PowerObjects

• Finalist: Accenture/Avanade

• Finalist: Navantis Inc.

• Finalist: Sonoma Partners

Microsoft Dynamics Distribution Industry Partner of the Year

• Winner: Blue Horseshoe

• Finalist: Junction Solutions

• Finalist: KORUS Consulting

• Finalist: Sunrise Technologies

Microsoft Dynamics ERP Partner of the Year

• Winner: INFOMA Software Consulting GmbH

• Finalist: InterDyn AKA

• Finalist: KCS.net Holding AG

• Finalist: mcaConnect

Microsoft Dynamics Financial Services Industry Partner of the Year

• Winner: Traviata

• Finalist: AND Project

• Finalist: Customer Effective

• Finalist: Veripark

Microsoft Dynamics Manufacturing Industry Partner of the Year

• Winner: Edgewater Fullscope Inc.

• Finalist: Armanino Consulting

• Finalist: Columbus

• Finalist: Junction Solutions

Microsoft Dynamics Marketplace Solution Excellence Partner of the Year

• Winner: ClickDimensions

• Finalist: Armanino Consulting

• Finalist: InsideView

• Finalist: proMX GmbH

Microsoft Dynamics Professional Services Industry Partner of the Year

• Winner: Systems Advisors Group

• Finalist: Computer Generated Solutions Inc.

• Finalist: proMX GmbH

• Finalist: Sable Systems

Microsoft Dynamics Public Sector Partner of the Year

• Winner: Rock Solid Technologies

• Finalist: Accenture/Avanade

• Finalist: Altus Dynamics

• Finalist: Ti-M

Microsoft Dynamics Retail Industry Partner of the Year

• Winner: Ignify Inc.

• Finalist: Cole Systems Associates Inc.

• Finalist: Manzana Group

• Finalist: QURIUS PRODWARE SPAIN

Management and Virtualization Partner of the Year

• Winner: Veeam Software

• Finalist: CDW

• Finalist: Dyntek Inc.

• Finalist: Alantex Corp.

• Finalist: NetApp

Microsoft Office 365 Commercial Partner of the Year

• Winner: Cloud Business

• Finalist: Quadra Systems

• Finalist: utilitas GmbH

Microsoft Office 365 Innovation Partner of the Year

• Winner: Wortell

• Finalist: Accenture/Avanade

• Finalist: SkyKick

Microsoft Office 365 Solution Partner of the Year

• Winner: Slalom Consulting

• Finalist: Content and Code

• Finalist: Penman Designs

Microsoft Services Outstanding Collaboration Partner of the Year

• Winner: Capgemini

• Finalist: Dimension Data

• Finalist: Veripark

Microsoft Support Partner of the Year

• Winner: Wortell

• Finalist: Dimension Data

• Finalist: Fujitsu Ltd.

Mid-Market Solution Provider Partner of the Year

• Winner: Quadra Systems

• Finalist: ITnorth.ca

• Finalist: Wirebird

Mobility Business-to-Business Application Partner of the Year

• Winner: FOXit

Mobility Business-to-Consumer Application Partner of the Year

• Winner: Sequence Collective

Mobility Partner of the Year

• Winner: Accenture/Avanade

OEM Hardware Reseller Partner of the Year

• Winner: Micro Center

• Finalist: GRUPO DELTRON SA

• Finalist: Motion Computing Inc.

• Finalist: Xiotech

OEM Hardware System Building Partner of the Year

• Winner: Wortmann AG

• Finalist: MouseComputer

• Finalist: Seneca

• Finalist: ThirdWave Corp.

Outstanding Sales Operations Partner of the Year

• Winner: Softchoice Corp.

• Finalist: Quadra Systems

Portals and Collaboration Partner of the Year

• Winner: Foundation SP

• Finalist: Infusion

• Finalist: Slalom Consulting

Private Cloud Partner of the Year

• Winner: NetApp

• Finalist: DataCore Software Corp.

• Finalist: Inovativ

• Finalist: Wipro Ltd.

Project and Portfolio Management Partner of the Year

• Winner: SharkPro Software

• Finalist: BrightWork

• Finalist: Prosperi

• Finalist: UMT

Public Sector, Education Partner of the Year

• Winner: Dell Inc.

• Finalist: Business Mechanix

• Finalist: Helliwood Media & Education

• Finalist: Integrity Solutions

Public Sector, Government Partner of the Year

• Winner: IEG4

• Finalist: Innofactor Plc

• Finalist: Solidsoft Ltd.

• Finalist: VBrick Systems Inc.

Public Sector, Health Partner of the Year

• Winner: Ascribe

• Finalist: Colibrium Partners

• Finalist: Globalweb

Public Sector, Public Safety and National Security Partner of the Year

• Winner: iLink Systems

• Finalist: TITUS

• Finalist: Total Computer Software

Sales Specialist of the Year

• Winner: Glenn Williams from Intellinet

• Finalist: David Geevaratne of New Signature

• Finalist: Quadra Systems

Search Partner of the Year

• Winner: EMC Corp.

• Finalist: Hitachi Consulting

• Finalist: SurfRay Inc.

Server Platform Partner of the Year

• Winner: CDW

• Finalist: ITQAN

• Finalist: Janus Networks

Small Business Specialist Partner of the Year

• Winner: eMazzanti Technologies

• Finalist: Kinetics Group

• Finalist: The Hole Group

Software Asset Management Partner of the Year

• Winner: Specialist Software Services

• Finalist: Asset Consult GmbH

• Finalist: CSK Win Technology

Software Asset Management Market Acceleration Partner of the Year

• Winner: Chengdu Time Carnival Software Technology | (Chengdu Shi Dai Jia Hua)

• Finalist: Servicios Especializados en Recursos Informaticos, SA de CV

• Finalist: Softcat Ltd.

Software Development Partner of the Year

• Winner: Readify

• Finalist: Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.

• Finalist: Infusion

Sustainability Partner of the Year

• Winner: Iconics Inc.

• Finalist: Accenture/Avanade

• Finalist: ESRI

Systems Management Partner of the Year

• Winner: Catapult Systems

• Finalist: Organised Computer Solutions Ltd. (OCSL)

Visio Partner of the Year

• Winner: Process4Biz

• Finalist: ProModel

Volume Licensing Partner of the Year

• Winner: SoftwareONE Brazil

• Finalist: Brasoftware Informatica

• Finalist: SHI International Corp.

• Finalist: SoftwareONE USA

Web Development Partner of the Year

• Winner: NV Interactive

• Finalist: Affinity Systems Ltd.

• Finalist: DM Assessoria e Sistemas Ltda

Windows Azure ISV Partner of the Year

• Winner: Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

• Finalist: BEDIN Shop Systems srl

• Finalist: CommVault Systems Inc.

Windows Azure SI Partner of the Year

• Winner: Sogeti

• Finalist: Accenture/Avanade

• Finalist: Aditi Technologies Inc.

Windows Intune Partner of the Year

• Winner: New Signature

• Finalist: CDW Corp.

• Finalist: Fritx & Macziol

• Finalist: Venzo

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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.

Note to editors: For more information, news and perspectives from Microsoft, please visit the Microsoft News Center at http://www.microsoft.com/news. Web links, telephone numbers and titles were correct at time of publication, but may 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/news/contactpr.mspx.