MICROSOFT UNVEILS FINANCIAL SUITE
By Adnews Staff
U.S.-based Microsoft Corp. recently launched the Canadian edition of its Money 98 Financial Suite of software. The suite lets users perform a variety of financial activities such as day-to-day money management, as well as long-term investments and financial planning. Features of the Canadian version include: Canadian mortgage and loan worksheets, investment calculations and portfolio transactions, support for U.S. and Canadian stock quotes from all major North American exchanges and more than 175 personal finance articles from a range of Canadian authors. Topics covered include financial planning, investments, insurance, credit, college, car ownership, home ownership, retirement, taxes and estate planning. In addition, the suite has a built-in Canadian income tax estimator, small business invoicing module and links to personal finance sites. Microsoft officials in Canada were unavailable to comment on advertising plans for the software. Canadian advertising for Microsoft is done by The Communiqué Group, while Media Buying Services handles media buying and Hill & Knowlton does PR. All agencies are based in Toronto.