Today at Microsoft Corp.'s third annual Mobile Developer Conference (DevCon) 2004, Microsoft continued to deliver on its commitment to mobile and Microsoft� Windows� developers by unveiling the new Windows Mobile (TM) 2003 Second Edition software focused on enabling unprecedented hardware innnovation and application development. In addition, Microsoft delivered the Visual Studio� 2005 Community Technology Preview that provides valuable developer resources and announced a Mobile2Market contest to assist developers with application promotion and distribution opportunities. This year's event has been designed to help both mobile and PC developers take advantage of the opportunities that Windows Mobile is delivering.

"The convergence of the mobile and PC development environments represents a tremendous opportunity for software innovation. Microsoft is proud to support our hardware partners and the developer community by providing innovative software like the new Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition software," said Ya-Qin Zhang, corporate vice president of product development for the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft. "At this show, we are also focused on providing the best integrated tools and technical resources that will ignite application development and bring new value to customers and the mobile industry."