Month: July 1998

July 30, 1998

Microsoft Corp. and THOMSON multimedia today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop and promote interactive and enhanced television products and services and to accelerate the adoption of digital television worldwide.

July 30, 1998

At the turn of the century, W.E.B. Du Bois, the leading African-American intellectual of the 20th century, proposed an ambitious dream to produce the first encyclopedia Africana – a comprehensive reference work on Africa and people of African descent throughout the world.

July 29, 1998

Steve Benni is an intern at ABS Associates, Inc., a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider (MCSP) company in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.

July 29, 1998

Microsoft was notified by AUSCERT, OUSPG and NT Bugtraq of a security vulnerability affecting e-mail software.

July 28, 1998

Executive Director Jonathan Zuck writes in this letter to Rob Glaser, “We question the timing and motives of the removal or alteration by RealNetworks of the portion of the code that prevents this error.

July 27, 1998

Last Thursday (7/23/98) during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Rob Glaser, CEO of RealNetworks, made several false and misleading claims regarding how the Windows Media Player allegedly breaks RealNetworks’ players.