December 8, 1998 Demand for Internet Explorer 5 Beta is More Than Twice As High as for Internet Explorer 4 More than 93 percent of Microsoft customers testing Internet Explorer 5 beta say they are pleased with the product’s simplicity and easy compatibility with other software.
December 8, 1998 Handheld Computers Powered by Windows CE Increase Efficiency, Profits for Largest U.S. Investment Bank Windows CE-based computers triple the productivity of Goldman Sachs brokers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
December 7, 1998 Microsoft Releases Year 2000 Update for Windows 98 Free Update Addresses Minor Date Display Issues; Available to Customers Immediately
December 7, 1998 Microsoft Signs barnesandnoble.com as Premier Book Merchant on MSN Innovative Integrated Programs Make It Easy for Worldwide Customers to Purchase Books Online
December 7, 1998 MSN Helps Consumers Survive Holiday Season Shoppers Looking for a Smarter, Saner and Simpler Holiday Season Flock to the New MSN Holiday Helper and Specialized MSN Holiday Gift Guides
December 7, 1998 Microsoft Works With Florida Hospitals to Bring Holiday Cheer Microsoft Donates More Than $5,000 in Software and Toys To Help Entertain and Comfort Children in Florida Health-Care Facilities
December 7, 1998 Microsoft Releases Latest Virtual Machine for Windows Award-Winning Virtual Machine Continues to Provide Fastest, Most Integrated Java Language Support
December 7, 1998 Microsoft Project Surpasses 3 Millionth-Customer Mark Customers Help Make Microsoft Project a Category Leader
December 7, 1998 Microsoft Joins Meta Data Coalition to Foster Meta Data Standard Announces XML Meta Data Interchange With Leading Repository Vendors
December 7, 1998 Microsoft and ThingWorld.com Bring Powerful Branding Solution To Content Providers Using Streaming Media Top Entertainment and Sports Companies to Feature Streaming Media Things