SPECIAL FEATURE: Windows Expo 2000: More firms using Windows 2000 operating system (The cornerstone of...

Microsoft Corp. announced that companies such as Alibre Inc., Commerce One Inc., Data Return Corp., Dell Computer Corp., Getronics NV, Prologic Corp., PublicHost Corp. and Trilogy Corp. are using the Microsoft R Windows R 2000 operating system as the cornerstone of their Business Internet solution, which provides customers with scalable, reliable and highly manageable solutions. These companies are experiencing phenomenal benefits in a wide range of scenarios, because of the Internet-enabling capabilities of Windows 2000.

"Every day, companies are building solutions and creating new business models that take advantage of the powerful capabilities of the Internet using Windows 2000," said Deborah Willingham, vice president of Windows Marketing at Microsoft. "These customers are proof that Windows 2000 has the power and flexibility to be used in any Internet-based scenario, whether services for business-to-business or business-to-consumer e-commerce or for application service providers."

The Business Internet is today's Internet made practical, flexible and more useful. The Business Internet makes the Internet a part of everyday operations through a combination of software, services and industry partners so that companies of all sizes can move processes online, better understand and respond to their customers, empower …