Press Releases - Page 1031 of 1040

April 1, 1996

Microsoft Unveils Simply Interactive PC Framework

According to Gates, the technologies of SIPC will make the PC platform the center of entertainment, communications and productivity in both home and office, providing the ease of use and convenience of a consumer appliance.

April 1, 1996

Microsoft Announces Win32 Driver Model…

With the Win32 Driver Model, a single device driver can be written for both operating systems, making it faster and easier for hardware developers to create higher-quality drivers and innovative hardware at lower cost.

March 27, 1996

Industry Leaders Conduct Interoperability Tests for Data Conferencing

Twenty-Five Companies Demonstrate Commitment to T.120 Standard

March 26, 1996

Microsoft Press Announces Charles Petzold’s Programming Windows(r) 95

Best-Known, Most Widely Used How-To Programming Book Now Covers Windows 95

March 26, 1996

Microsoft SNA Server Proven to Save Costs in Connecting Desktops With IBM AS/400s

Audited tests show SNA Server saves up to 18% of AS/400 CPU and improves response times by up to 47% over alternate methods of connecting PC desktops to the AS/400 via TCP/IP

March 25, 1996

Bob Bejan, Interactive Media Pioneer, Joins The Microsoft Network Division

Bob Bejan, former vice president of creative development at Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, has joined The Microsoft Network division at Microsoft.

March 25, 1996

Boeing Moves 65,000 Users to Microsoft Exchange Server

The Boeing Company has selected Microsoft Exchange Server for the Windows NT operating system as the primary messaging and workgroup server solution for 65,000 of its employees at locations around the world.

March 25, 1996

MSN Hits 1 Million-Member Mark

Microsoft Corp. announced that MSN, The Microsoft Network, has enrolled more than 1 million members in its first seven months of service, making MSN the fastest-starting Internet online service in history.

March 21, 1996

Microsoft Launches Anti-Piracy Campaign in the Northeast

Microsoft Corporation announced that the company has launched an anti-piracy initiative in New York and New Jersey aimed at curbing illegal distribution of Microsoft system software, including MS DOS and the Microsoft Windows family.

March 20, 1996

Microsoft Announces More than $1 Million Donation to Bring the Internet and Multimedia Software to Chicago Public Library

According to figures released by Microsoft Corp., Windows NT Server is expected to account for 25 percent of worldwide server operating system shipments by the completion of fiscal year 1996, ending in June.