August 2000 - Stories

August 31, 2000

MSN Explorer: Usability Research Underlies the Elegance, Ease and Functionality of MSN’s New Integrated Web Experience for Consumers

Microsoft’s Consumer Usability Group is playing a central role in the development of MSN Explorer — by helping product developers understand and think like consumers.

August 31, 2000

MSN Announces Preview 2 of MSN Explorer, Offering Consumers An Early Look at a Personalized Next-Generation Web Experience

Breakthrough Simplicity, Rich Features and Superior Integration of Software and Services Make It Easy for Consumers to Get the Most Out of Their Time Spent Online

August 31, 2000

IMUnified Announces Completion of Specifications For Functional Instant Messaging Interoperability

Coalition to Allow Interested Companies to Review Specifications

August 30, 2000

Puget Sound Energy, Microsoft and TransPoint Join Forces To Offer Leading-Edge Service to Customers

PSE Offers Its 1.2 Million Customers the Convenience of Online Billing

August 29, 2000

TransPoint Sends E-Bills to Customers of Sallie Mae, Cellular One of San Francisco, Large Regional Utility Companies

TransPoint LLC announced that customers of Sallie Mae can begin receiving and paying e-bills online today with the TransPoint™ online bill payment service.

August 29, 2000

Microsoft Hits the Road With Windows Millennium Edition On the Meet Me Tour

Interactive Display Featuring Technologies of New Consumer Operating System Creates Hands-On Experience in 25 U.S. Cities

August 29, 2000

Microsoft Inks PC Games Publishing Agreement With Big Huge Games

Microsoft Corp. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Big Huge Games Inc. (Big Huge), a developer of strategy-oriented computer games, that gives Microsoft the exclusive publishing and distribution rights to Big Huge Games-developed titles.

August 29, 2000

Next Version of Microsoft Office to Deliver Innovative New Communication And Productivity Solutions to Individuals, Teams, Organizations

Beta 1 Delivered to Select Customers for Early Product Testing

August 28, 2000

Microsoft and Seagate Software Join to Integrate Crystal Reports As Standard Web Reporting Technology for Visual Studio.NET and the .NET Platform

Crystal Reports for Visual Studio.NET Will Power the Future Of Enterprise Web Application Development for the .NET Platform

August 28, 2000

Microsoft Announces Strategic e-Book Alliance with Amazon.com

Microsoft Reader to be the preferred format for Amazon.com’s future e-Book store