REDMOND, Wash. -- Dec. 16, 2003 -- Delivering on Microsoft Corp."s efforts to provide customers with the most useful online experience, the MSN® network of Internet services today announced MSN Encarta® Premium, a comprehensive learning and research resource that extends the innovative and compelling features of Encarta Reference Library 2004 to help make the Internet more useful for families. MSN Encarta Premium is available today in the United States and Japan1 as a stand-alone MSN premium web service offering and will also be available as a feature in the upcoming premier MSN all-in-one subscription service offering called MSN Premium, which is scheduled to launch in the United States on Jan. 8, 2004.
"One of our goals at MSN is to help customers be more efficient online. MSN Encarta Premium helps us deliver this by bringing our best-selling software reference suite to life, providing valuable learning tools and premium content together in one spot for easy access," said Lisa Gurry, group product manager for MSN. "We"re thrilled that MSN customers seeking compelling and up-to-date reference information and educational tools now will have two MSN choices for accessing innovative technology from Encarta."
MSN Encarta Premium brings new tools and content from Encarta Reference Library 2004 to life, offering customers the flexibility of accessing information any time and any place through the Internet. Built on the No. 1 best-selling encyclopedia brand,2 MSN Encarta Premium provides families with a valuable source for learning tools and premium content that enhance learning productivity...