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&lt;P class=section1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"&gt;Modeling is a core pillar of Dynamic IT, which focuses on helping customers improve organizational agility and optimize how systems and people work together.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=section1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Accompanying this vision-focused announcement, Microsoft will also issue a press release highlighting it has joined the Object Management Group&amp;nbsp;(OMG) to promote greater interoperability and advance the state of modeling in the application development industry.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=section1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"&gt;This announcement points to Microsoft’s commitment to make modeling mainstream and interoperable across platforms. Customers will benefit from a fully integrated approach to modeling – one that spans the full breadth of the Microsoft platform, incorporates industry best-of-breed standards and applications, and streamlines collaboration among all key participants in the application lifecycle. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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