Press Releases

June 3, 1996

Microsoft Corp. today announced the Microsoft Internet Security Framework, a comprehensive set of security technologies for electronic commerce and online communications that supports Internet security standards.

May 31, 1996

Microsoft Corp. today announced a special limited-time offer to give developers the chance to license the Microsoft(r) Visual C++(r) development system Cross-Development Edition for Apple(r) Macintosh(r) for only $199, which is 90 percent off the regular suggested price.

May 30, 1996

Joining parents, teenagers and children in the Computer Learning Center @ Martha’s Table, Microsoft Chairman and CEO Bill Gates today announced a $110,000 cash and software donation to the center for the coming year, raising the company’s contributions to more than $240,000 over the past two years.

May 29, 1996

Bill Gates Keynote address at Harvard University Internet Conference in Cambridge, MA, May 28-31, 1996.

May 29, 1996

Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 provides a dynamic browsing experience for viewing content created in Java, JavaScript, Netscape Plug-ins and HTML extensions.

May 29, 1996

The Microsoft IEAK is another of the extensive suite of offerings available with Microsoft Internet Explorer. Other components recently announced include Microsoft Internet Mail and News, and Microsoft NetMeeting Internet conferencing software.

May 29, 1996

Microsoft announced that its NetMeeting communications and collaboration software, in conjunction with the Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.0 beta software, is available worldwide.

May 28, 1996

Microsoft Corp. today announced that the number of independent software vendors (ISVs) participating in the Microsoft(r) Office Compatible 95 program has tripled in the 400 days since the second version of the program was introduced in April 1995.

May 28, 1996

Available for students and educators only, this edition provides the most powerful productivity tools available for the Macintosh.

May 28, 1996

The Internet became more accessible to institutions of higher education today as Microsoft Corp. made available 10,000 copies of a specially created CD at no charge.