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Plaintiffs Continue To Focus On Microsoft's Efforts To Comply With Section III.E.

In particular, the Plaintiffs and the Technical Committee ("TC") have been working with Microsoft to ensure the quality and usability of the technical documentation supplied to licensees in the Microsoft Communications Protocol Program ("MCPP"). The TC and the California Group's technical consultant, Craig Hunt, have played an integral role in Plaintiffs' on-going review of the technical documentation. As detailed in the last Status Report, Plaintiffs and Microsoft have agreed on a comprehensive plan to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the technical documentation and to accomplish further work on the documentation. This plan entails two distinct projects which — when both are completed, and in conjunction with other elements already in place — should ensure that the resulting documentation is complete, accurate, and usable. First, the prototype implementation project is underway and making good progress. The TC has hired most of the engineers necessary to complete this enterprise and anticipates meeting all major milestones. The project has already identified approximately 200 technical issues, most of which are still under investigation; Microsoft is working with the TC to address these issues, in some cases by changing or providing additional language in the relevant portion of the technical documentation. Second, Microsoft reports that its protocol analyzer project, dubbed "Troika," is also progressing. Microsoft has recently informed Plaintiffs that the "proof of concept" phase of the project is nearly complete. Plaintiffs look forward to the project's further development and will continue to monitor its progress, in conjunction with the TC and Mr. Hunt. As detailed in the last two Status Reports, Microsoft has committed to making the updated documentation available to licensees in the Adobe Portable Document Format ("PDF") by the end of the second quarter. Microsoft has indicated to Plaintiffs that it is on target for a June 2005 PDF beta release to MCPP licensees

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