Singapore – Microsoft and MediaCorp announced a strategic partnership to launch an online portal that will combine the best from the worldwide leader in global software, services and solutions and Singapore’s leading media company. To be launched in the second quarter of 2010, xinmsn (http://www.xinmsn.com) will feature entertainment and lifestyle offerings currently on the websites of Microsoft’s MSN Singapore and MediaCorp. It will be bilingual in English and Mandarin, housing both global and Singapore-centric content.