Press Releases

April 15, 1996

This announcement marks the first milestone in establishing the Softimage SDK as a standard development platform for high-end 3-D animation tools.

April 12, 1996

Microsoft Corp.today announced that Laura Jennings will become vice president of MSN, The Microsoft Network division. Russell Siegelman, previously the vice president of MSN, will assume new responsibilities within the company.

April 11, 1996

Addressing business, government and community leaders in Raleigh and Charlotte, Microsoft Chairman and CEO Bill Gates announced three North Carolina educational initiatives totaling more than $5.4 million.

April 11, 1996

Microsoft presented the Leonardo Medal for Technical Innovations in Manufacturing (TIM) award to two top manufacturers and a Microsoft Solution Provider at Managing Automation magazine’s Automation Hall of Fame ceremony.

April 9, 1996

Digital Equipment Corp., MCI Communications Corp. and Microsoft announced they are delivering integrated intranet, electronic mail and messaging, and groupware business communications services.

April 9, 1996

This new service boosts Microsoft’s Internet presence and further addresses customer demand for one-stop information and services over the Internet.

April 8, 1996

Microsoft Corp. today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire aha! software corp. of Mountain View, Calif., a leading developer of electronic-ink note-taking and editing software for mobile computers and communicators. Financial terms of the agreement were not released.

April 8, 1996

Finding up-to-date information quickly with the Microsoft Bookshelf CD-ROM reference library has been made even easier with today’s announcement of the 1996-97 Edition.

April 8, 1996

Microsoft announced that Microsoft FrontPage 1.1, the new version of its critically acclaimed tool for easily creating and managing Web sites, is available in beta form for immediate download at no charge.

April 8, 1996

Responding to requests from developers and industry resellers, Microsoft Corp. today announced that Microsoft Developer Network will be available in reseller channels for the first time beginning May 1.