<s>
Microsoft	B-Device
Student	I-Device
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
application	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
designed	O
to	O
help	O
students	O
in	O
schoolwork	O
and	O
homework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
Encarta	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
student-exclusive	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
additional	O
Microsoft	O
Office	O
templates	O
(	O
called	O
Learning	O
Essentials	O
)	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
other	O
Microsoft	O
applications	O
,	O
like	O
Microsoft	O
Word	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
example	O
of	O
that	O
is	O
data	O
citations	O
,	O
Encarta	B-Application
dictionary	O
and	O
research	O
Encarta	B-Application
features	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
toolbar	O
in	O
Word	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
also	O
included	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Math	I-Application
,	O
language	O
and	O
literature	O
resources	O
(	O
book	O
summaries	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
research	O
tools	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
access	O
to	O
an	O
online	O
version	O
of	O
Encarta	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
cease	O
to	O
sell	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Student	I-Device
and	O
all	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
Encarta	B-Application
encyclopedia	I-Application
by	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
citing	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
people	O
seek	O
information	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
traditional	O
encyclopedia	O
and	O
reference	O
material	O
market	O
as	O
the	O
key	O
reasons	O
behind	O
the	O
termination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Encarta	B-Application
's	O
closing	O
is	O
widely	O
attributed	O
to	O
competition	O
from	O
the	O
larger	O
online	O
encyclopedia	O
Wikipedia	O
.	O
</s>
