Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation is one of a few companies to face privacy issues across a broad spectrum of concerns: as a company that collects customer information and does business with customers online (http://www.microsoft.com/); as a worldwide online destination, premium Web and communications services provider for broadband users (MSN® Premium, MSN Hotmail® and MSN Messenger), and dial-up Internet service provider; and as the manufacturer of the Microsoft® Windows® operating system and other software. Microsoft must protect user information as well as provide software that enables customers to protect their own information. The broad privacy challenge facing the company is, therefore, unusual.

In the context of technology-based information, ensuring privacy means ensuring that people have control over how their personal information is used. It means ensuring that they have access to that information and the opportunity to consent to its use. Microsoft regards the protection of customer information as a vital foundation of trust, and it regards customer trust as vital to the success of its business.

America Online
America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services.

Intuit
At Intuit Inc., we understand that respecting and protecting our customers' information is key to maintaining the trusting relationship we've built with them over the years. Therefore, we make privacy part of everyone's job. Our privacy policies are designed to address our customers' concerns. For example, we know that our customers do not want us to share their information with other companies for their promotional use, and we don't. We further demonstrate our commitment to customer privacy by our continuing participation in the TRUSTe seal program, which endorses the highest standards of privacy protection.

Founded in 1983, Intuit is a leading provider of business and financial management solutions for small- and mid-sized businesses, consumers and accounting professionals. Our flagship products and services, including QuickBooks®, Quicken® and TurboTax® software, simplify small business management and payroll processing, personal finance, and tax preparation and filing. ProSeries® and Lacerte® are Intuit's leading tax preparation software suites for professional accountants.

More information can be found at www.intuit.com.

MAXAMINE
As the pioneer and pure-play provider of High-Performance Site analytics Solutions, MAXAMINE remains at the forefront as a leading innovator in this field. Drawing from its heritage in the high-performance computing industry, MAXAMINE leverages sophisticated technologies to provide unprecedented capabilities in optimizing the implementation quality, productivity and profitability of online operations. MAXAMINE serves the world’s largest and most exacting customers, with strategic partners that include EDS, Intel, Sun Microsystems, TRUSTe and Omniture.

By combining expertise and using MAXAMINE’s sophisticated high-performance site analytics solutions, TRUSTe and MAXAMINE will help customers ensure that visitors to their web sites have positive, high-quality experiences in online environments that respect and protect their privacy. Visit www.maxamine.com for more information.

 

Wiley Rein LLP