Gates billing MSN Money Professional
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In his Comdex keynote address Sunday night, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates unveiled a new suite of online financial services that the company is preparing to test early next year. Code-named MSN Money Professional, the online offering is another salvo in Microsoft's growing arsenal of .Net services. Advent Software is the first company to embrace the new service, which will be available to about 6,500 clients. Microsoft plans to begin testing MSN Money Professional next year.
"With this service, we're extending the benefits of the .Net platform to the financial services industry, connecting advisers and clients in a more personalized and unified way," said Bob Muglia, group vice president of the Microsoft .Net Services Group, in a statement. "'MSN Money Professional' exemplifies our commitment to provide technologies that embrace the accessibility and flexibility of the Web to help businesses meet the needs of their customers."