December 8, 1998 Microsoft Joins BBBOnLine Board of Directors Microsoft Endorses New BBBOnLine Privacy Seal Program
December 8, 1998 Customers Report High Level of Satisfaction With Internet Explorer 5 Beta Release Beta Release Downloads More Than Double the Pace of Internet Explorer 4 Beta Release; Testers Enjoy Browser’s Incorporation of IntelliSense Technology
December 8, 1998 MSN Is One of Web’s Fastest-Growing Portals In 1998, Outpacing AOL and Yahoo MSN Continues Worldwide Expansion With 13 New Portals As Network Sees Surge in Traffic, Customers and Revenue
December 7, 1998 Microsoft Releases Year 2000 Update for Windows 98 Free Update Addresses Minor Date Display Issues; Available to Customers Immediately
December 7, 1998 Microsoft Signs barnesandnoble.com as Premier Book Merchant on MSN Innovative Integrated Programs Make It Easy for Worldwide Customers to Purchase Books Online
December 7, 1998 MSN Helps Consumers Survive Holiday Season Shoppers Looking for a Smarter, Saner and Simpler Holiday Season Flock to the New MSN Holiday Helper and Specialized MSN Holiday Gift Guides
December 7, 1998 Microsoft Works With Florida Hospitals to Bring Holiday Cheer Microsoft Donates More Than $5,000 in Software and Toys To Help Entertain and Comfort Children in Florida Health-Care Facilities
December 7, 1998 Microsoft Releases Latest Virtual Machine for Windows Award-Winning Virtual Machine Continues to Provide Fastest, Most Integrated Java Language Support
December 7, 1998 Microsoft Project Surpasses 3 Millionth-Customer Mark Customers Help Make Microsoft Project a Category Leader
December 7, 1998 Microsoft Joins Meta Data Coalition to Foster Meta Data Standard Announces XML Meta Data Interchange With Leading Repository Vendors