December 11, 1996 Microsoft SDK for Java Attracts More Than 50,000 Developers In Nearly Two Months Helps Developers Build More Compelling Java Applications
December 11, 1996 Microsoft Works With Mediamatics to Enable Efficient Software DVD Playback on Windows-Based Products With ActiveMovie Users Gain Broadcast-Quality Video Without High-Cost Hardware; Developers Gain a Broader Market for Interactive DVD Content
December 11, 1996 Microsoft’s Mungo Park Explores Space With NASA’s Next Atlantis Shuttle Mission Join Mungo Park on launch day, January 12th, as best-selling author Tom Clancy offers his perspective of the launch and space, in a live dispatch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
December 11, 1996 Microsoft and SGS-Thomson to Deliver Hardware DVD Support To ActiveMovie 2.0 Consumers to Benefit From Low-Cost Products Based on New Reference Design
December 11, 1996 Microsoft and USWeb Form Strategic Alliance To Help Businesses Take Advantage of the Web USWeb Adopts Microsoft Technology as Its Strategic Internet and Intranet Platform
December 10, 1996 Microsoft Agrees to Acquire NetCarta NetCarta WebMapper to Serve as Integral Part of Microsoft’s Web-Site Management Solution For Professional Site Administrators
December 10, 1996 Microsoft Ships Transaction Server 1.0 New Active Server Technology Eases Development of Reliable Business Applications On Windows NT Server
December 10, 1996 Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Delivers Integrated Support For Microsoft Transaction Server Seamless Integration and Administration Lower the Cost To Develop and Manage Distributed Applications
December 10, 1996 Thirteen Major Systems Integrators Offer Worldwide Design, Deployment Services for Microsoft Commercial Internet System Integrators Trained, Ready to Support Microsoft Solution For Large-Scale, High-Quality Commercial Web Sites
December 10, 1996 IIS Delivers Leading Multimedia Capabilities With NetShow Over 20 Leading Companies Release Microsoft NetShow-Compatible Products and Services