"Should Microsoft continue to fail to comply, the amount of the daily penalty payment to which Microsoft could be subject would be increased from up to €2 million to up to €3 million per day with effect from July 31, 2006," the commission warned. Microsoft said Wednesday in an e- mail message that it was "committed to full compliance" and that it had assigned 300 people to meet the EU's demands. "We have responded quickly and completely to all requests and queries on the technical documentation since the July deadline and have made very significant progress," it said. "We stand ready to do any additional work that is required to comply with the commission's decision." Microsoft is preparing to ship a new version of Windows to business customers at the end of the month after making changes demanded by the EU and South Korea. Kroes told Microsoft in July that wrapping search and security features into the new program may prevent consumers from using competing products.