In a joint briefing made at Nokia's Capital Markets Day event, Microsoft and Nokia announced a partnership to collaborate on mobile technology.

The ceasefire came after Mr. Mueller and Mr. McLaughlin gave a joint briefing on terrorism to President Bush.

When Mr. Fitzwater could not get to shore to give the joint briefing he had planned with a Soviet spokesman, Gennady Gerasimov, some summit one-upsmanship occurred.

Troi had asked Will to have the lounge area cleared of all unnecessary personnel specifically for this joint briefing, and he had immediately understood the need to do exactly that.

Mr. Giuliani shared a private hug with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton after a joint briefing on Wednesday with the city's Congressional delegation and City Hall officials.

Asked at his joint briefing with Mr. Fitzwater to characterize this morning's meeting, Mr. Gerasimov commented blithely that Mr. Reagan had winked at him after it was over.

The finalists, along with several undisclosed media services, have been invited to a joint strategic briefing next week, followed by a formal orientation at BMW A.G. in Munich in early January.

Consider, for example, the joint televised briefing Mr. Gerasimov and Marlin Fitzwater, the White House spokesman, gave for summit reporters after the missile treaty was signed.

The group meets again in early June for a day of joint briefings on health issues with another program the Kaiser Foundation operates, the Kaiser Media Interns in Health Reporting.

Mr. Dole and Speaker Newt Gingrich plan to hold a joint briefing on Tuesday to call attention to the legislation before they send it to the White House.