June 13, 1996
Microsoft Ships Direct3D

Microsoft announced shipment of the final release of the Direct3D application programming interface (API), as part of the Microsoft DirectX 2 API software development kit (SDK).

June 13, 1996
Microsoft Adds More Intranet Power to Windows NT Server 4.0

Microsoft Corp. today announced it will extend the Internet and intranet functionality in the Windows NT Server version 4.0 operating system by integrating Microsoft Search Server (code-named “Tripoli”) and its FrontPage Web authoring and site-management tools into the product.

June 11, 1996
Microsoft Acquires eShop Inc.

Microsoft announced the acquisition of eShop Inc., a leader in Internet commerce software technology based in San Mateo, Calif.