December 10, 1996 Microsoft Announces General Availability of The Microsoft Network Within One Year of Internet Strategy Day, MSN Delivers Internet-Based Network
December 10, 1996 Microsoft Announces Internet Certification Credential to Focus on Building and Managing Web Sites Using Microsoft Windows NT
December 10, 1996 Microsoft Ships Internet Information Server 3.0 Makes Windows NT Server an Even Better Web Application Platform
December 9, 1996 Microsoft Unveils Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows 3.1 Provides Compelling Upgrade for Users of Netscape Navigator and First-Time Web Surfers
December 9, 1996 Microsoft Announces Broad Availability Of Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Release Candidate Delivers Messaging and Collaborative Solutions; Brings Together the Best of the Internet and Groupware
December 9, 1996 Microsoft, Intel Deliver First Standards-Compliant Internet Video Phones Industry Leaders Promote Interoperable Standards In Video-Enabled Microsoft NetMeeting and Intel Internet Video Phone
December 9, 1996 Microsoft Announces Intel Architecture to Support Windows CE Windows CE Planned to Be Available on Intel Architecture by January 1997
December 9, 1996 Microsoft Announces Widespread Beta Availability of Visual InterDev Integrated Web Application Development System, Previously Code-Named “Internet Studio,” Enables Developers to Build Dynamic, Database-Driven Web Applications
December 9, 1996 Microsoft Announces Immediate Availability Of Standards-Based Video Phone Support in NetMeeting 2.0 Beta 2 Integrated Audio, Data and Video Conferencing Makes Communicating Over Internet Almost as Close as Being There
December 4, 1996 Major Corporations Select Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 As Standard Browser Consulting, Communication and Computer Industries Gain Open Support From Rich Intranet, Internet Functionality