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REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 15, 1999 -- Microsoft's announcement today that it has
agreed to acquire Seattle-based Visio Corp., the leading supplier of
enterprise-wide business diagramming and technical drawing software,
furthers Microsoft's mission of increasing productivity for businesses large
and small -- and their knowledge workers -- worldwide. Visio will become the
Visio Division, operating within Microsoft's Business Productivity Group led
by Microsoft senior vice president Bob Muglia.
