Press Releases

May 28, 1996

Microsoft announced an initiative titled Developer Madness, designed to help developers navigate the rush to the Internet.

May 28, 1996

Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of online training classes on the World Wide Web for individuals and students to become educated on Microsoft(r) software and technologies.

May 28, 1996

Microsoft announced that the combined power of Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 and Microsoft Internet Information Server 1.0 set an industry record for price/performance.

May 24, 1996

Microsoft Corp. last week hosted the first design preview of the Java Reference Implementation for the Microsoft(r) Windows(r) operating system. The Java Reference Implementation enables Java applets to run seamlessly on Windows.

May 22, 1996

Microsoft launches a fun online contest to pay tribute to these significant innovations and to thank the 22 million users of Microsoft Office.

May 20, 1996

Microsoft announced a set of no-charge product add-in enhancements that extend Microsoft Excel functionality to the Internet and simplify complex tasks.

May 20, 1996

1.) Microsoft Announces dbWeb 1.1, Available at No Charge From Microsoft Internet Developer Toolbox Web Site 2.)Microsoft Publisher Reaches 3 Million-User Mark, Maintains 99 Percent Customer Satisfaction Rating

May 16, 1996

What if the enemy were no longer out there in space, but right here on Earth, building massive fortifications in our oceans?

May 16, 1996

Amid the excitement of the Electronic Entertainment Expo today, the science of geology exploded into rock-solid fun with the introduction of Microsoft’s latest software gem for kids, Scholastic’s The Magic School Bus(r) Explores Inside the Earth.

May 16, 1996

At the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Microsoft unveiled 11 new game titles for PCs running the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system.