Press Releases

July 8, 1996

Microsoft Corporation today announced the results of an anti-piracy initiative in Texas aimed at protecting honest software distributors and curbing the illegal distribution of Microsoft operating system software, including MS DOS and the Microsoft Windows family.

July 3, 1996

Microsoft Corp. recently announced Praxa Pty Ltd. of Australia as the Microsoft Solution Provider Partner of the Year.

July 2, 1996

Microsoft announced the availability of Migrating from Banyan VINES to Microsoft BackOffice, a new service designed to help large companies migrate their computing infrastructure from Banyan Systems’ VINES network operating system.

July 1, 1996

Microsoft Corp.’s EasyBall mouse, the company’s first input device designed for children ages 2 to 6, has won top honors from the Industrial Designers Society of America.

July 1, 1996

The Microsoft Empowerment Pack for the Mac provides users with a powerful set of tools designed to enhance their presence on the Internet, increase their computer’s performance, and improve their system’s memory.

June 28, 1996

The WWShipNet site offers an easy-to-use gateway to these types of transportation industry tools

June 26, 1996

Microsoft Corp. has released for broad beta testing its proxy server, code-named “Catapult,” making it available today for downloading from the World Wide Web at http://microsoft.com/infoserv/catapult/.

June 24, 1996

Microsoft expects the addition of Steve and Walter to aid in efforts to broaden the impact of the Internet for customers and developers.

June 24, 1996

Microsoft announced it is teaming with The Chauncey Group International Ltd. to provide nationwide testing centers and employment agencies with the Certified Microsoft Office User program.

June 24, 1996

Microsoft Launched to bring thought-provoking, high-caliber journalism to the Internet’s World Wide Web, Slate, an interactive magazine of politics, culture and public policy edited by Michael Kinsley, debuts online today.