Press Releases

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.

April 8, 1996

Microsoft Corp. today released three no-charge add-ons to Microsoft Office that make it even easier for millions of Office users to create and publish information to the Internet or an intranet.

April 5, 1996

Microsoft announced a new world record for database throughput on the Microsoft Windows NT operating system.

April 2, 1996

Since July 1995, more than 1,000 independent Microsoft Solution Provider companies have been trained on Microsoft Exchange Server. Today, more than 200 Authorized Training and Education Centers (ATECs) offer Microsoft Exchange training and certification.

April 2, 1996

In another enhancement to its highly successful DirectX technology family, Microsoft Corp. today announced the Microsoft DirectPlay Internet Gaming Architecture, a set of technologies for online games and online game service providers.

April 2, 1996

EDS, the world’s leading information and technology services company, will use Microsoft Exchange to replace its current installations of approximately 18 messaging systems.