For Microsoft, 1990 is about communication as we announce the integration of voice messaging capabilities into Microsoft Mail for AppleTalk Networks. WinMail, a Windows version 3.0-based mail front end is available

for internal use and Russian MS-DOS 4.01 is the first Microsoft product localized for the Soviet market.

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1990 Revenue/Headcount

The 1990 fiscal year-end sales total $1,183,446,000, over the $1 billion mark for the first time. The 1990 fiscal Year employee headcount totals 5,635 people.

Official Subsidiaries Launched: Microsoft Norge AS (Norway), Microsfot Danmark ApS (Denmark), MSFT-Software Para Microcomputadores, LDA (Portugal), Microsoft Manufacturing B.V (Netherlands)

Sales Offices Established: Singapore,

January 8, 1990

Microsoft announces the retail availability of Word for Windows also shipping in international versions to the United Kingdom (U.K.), Canada, and Australia.

February 13, 1990

Microsoft and Micro Decisionware announce the Database Gateway, which integrates SQL Server and mainframe environments so that users can obtain data transparently from either or both, with standard PC applications.

February 20, 1990

Microsoft License Paks for large corporate accounts are announced. Available for each of the major applications products, Microsoft License Paks will be a new Microsoft packaged product and will be distributed through dealers. This will be a worldwide program.

March 5, 1990

Microsoft will provide T