Aimee Riordan, Author at Stories

September 4, 2014

Web version of ‘The Settlers of Catan’ board game is out of preview and playable on any device

“Catan Anytime,” a Web-based version of the popular board game, “The Settlers of Catan,” is now out of preview and available to play for free. It’s “modern, easy to play, designed for touch – and available on any device,” writes Divya Kumar, Internet Explorer product marketing manager.

June 5, 2014

Survey shows that most small businesses feel the need to keep up with technology, but many have yet to adopt the cloud

Eighty-six percent of small businesses say keeping up with technology is important to their business, but 60 percent surveyed do not use cloud technologies. The survey, commissioned by Microsoft Corp. and conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs, also said 60 percent of these smaller businesses attribute increased revenue to technology, but 10 percent are not even familiar with the cloud.

February 21, 2008

Microsoft Makes Strategic Changes in Technology and Business Practices to Expand Interoperability

New interoperability principles and actions will increase openness of key products.

July 25, 1996

Microsoft Signs Major Promotion And Distribution Agreement to Distribute Microsoft Internet Explorer as Part of AT&T

WorldNet(sm) Service offering; AT&T WorldNet Service to Be Available as Part of Industry-Leading Operating System

July 22, 1996

Microsoft Joins Rational to Submit Proposal to Object Management Group for Industry Standard Modeling Language

The Unified Modeling Language represents an expansion of the earlier Unified Method developed by Rational. Rational has worked with Microsoft to take advantage of COM and Microsoft ActiveX technologies.