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Microsoft News Release
Microsoft Canada Inc.
Jeff Dossett
(416) 568-0434 ext. 4052
CMN, Creative Marketing Network Inc.
Susan Taylor or Mary Sturgeon
(416) 539-0694
For Immediate Release
Microsoft Announces the Upgrade Advisor Disk
Over 250,000 disks to be sent to homes & businesses across
Canada
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. March 30, 1993 As part of its Upgrade
Your World promotion, Microsoft Canada Inc. today announced
the Microsoft Upgrade Advisor Disk, a disk which evaluates a
user's PC and offers a checklist of new Microsoft products
and other system upgrades. Microsoft will send out 250,000
units of this disk to homes and businesses across the
country.
"Microsoft is the first company to introduce an interactive
disk such as this," said Jeff Dossett, group product manager
at Microsoft Canada Inc. "The Upgrade Advisor Disk is an
easy way for users to understand the capabilities of their
hardware and maximize their hardware investment.
"For example, if a user has hardware with a sound card and
multimedia capabilities, the Upgrade Advisor Disk will
recognize this and provide the user with a listing of all
the latest multimedia products Microsoft has to offer."
The Advisor Disk includes a Visio Sampler, a drag and drop
drawing program, and TetraVex, a four sided brainteaser
game, both free. As well, the disk contains a catalogue
which includes product descriptions of Microsoft software.
The Upgrade Your World promotion is Microsoft's largest and
most comprehensive consumer promotion it has ever
undertaken. The promotion is designed to make it easier for
consumers to buy a number of its leading products through
Microsoft Canada's reseller channel partners.
Under this program, users who purchase a minimum of $250
worth of Microsoft software between April 1 and May 31, 1993
will be entitled to free software through a mail in coupon
which can be redeemed for any one of nine select Microsoft
products (maximum of 10 free products or $2500 retail value
per customer address).
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide
leader in software for personal computers. The company
offers a wide range of products and services for business
and personal use, each designed with the mission of making
it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of
the full power of personal computing everyday.
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Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.