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April 29, 1996

Microsoft Corp. announced it is making the ActiveX Template Library freely available to C++ developers on the World Wide Web.

April 29, 1996

Beginning May 1 through Oct. 31, 1996, any K-12 school and higher education institution in the U.S. can take advantage of a special price for Windows 95.

April 24, 1996

Microsoft Corp. and Casio Computer Company Ltd. today announced that the two companies have agreed to work together on the joint development of software and hardware technologies for computer-based consumer products.

April 24, 1996

To manage Slate’s editorial content, Kinsley has selected an executive editorial staff that includes Jack Shafer as deputy editor, Jodie Allen as Washington, D.C., editor and Judith Shulevitz as New York editor.

April 23, 1996

Microsoft released its Microsoft Internet Explorer version 2.0 for the Apple Macintosh operating system.

April 23, 1996

Microsoft announced the Microsoft Internet Starter Kit, the way for novice users of the Windows 95 operating system to get on the Internet.

April 16, 1996

Microsoft announced a realignment of software sales and channel support for retail bookstores, with Microsoft’s national field sales organization assuming all account responsibility for the category.

April 16, 1996

The 38-city 1996 Small Store Technology Tour will give retailers tools to assess their technology needs and to maximize their return on investments in store and back-end systems.

April 16, 1996

Today at DB Expo, Microsoft Corp. announced the release of Microsoft SQL Server 6.5. Fine-tuned to offer the best performance on the Windows NT Server network operating system, Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 represents a major enhancement to Microsoft SQL Server 6.0.

April 16, 1996

Microsoft Corp. was one of the big winners at the annual Millennium Awards presentation, held April 12 in Los Angeles as part of RetailVision, a biannual trade show attended by retailers of technology, multimedia products, and entertainment hardware and software.