August 26, 1996 Microsoft and SAP Announce Open Integration To Deliver Complete Internet Retailing Solution Linking Microsoft Merchant System to SAP’s R/3 Solution Provides Enterprises With High-Volume Commerce Transaction Platform
August 21, 1996 Microsoft Announces Immediate Availability of ActiveX Control Pad Web Sites Enhanced by Adding Rich, Interactive Content With Point-and-Click Ease
August 21, 1996 Microsoft “Falcon” Enters Beta Test Dynamic Application Message-Queuing Technology Strengthens Windows NT Server as a Platform for Large-Scale Applications
August 21, 1996 Microsoft DirectX Team and 75 Vendors Set Stage for Holiday Season At Meltdown ’96 Event More Than 250 Hardware and Software Developers Convene for Compatibility Testing Of DirectX Games and Hardware Products
August 21, 1996 Microsoft, RSA Data Security and Security Dynamics Announce Broad Relationship to Deliver Information Security Solutions Agreements Enable New Levels of Security in Microsoft Products By Integrating Support for RSA and Security Dynamics Technologies; Provide RSA With Rights to Microsoft’s CryptoAPI
August 21, 1996 One-Year Anniversary of Windows 95 to Be Celebrated Interactive Web Site Party Begins Aug. 22
August 19, 1996 More Than 1 Million Users Choose Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 In First Week; Product Demand Rivals Opening Weekend Sales of Windows 95 Four of Five Users in Independent Survey Prefer Microsoft Internet Explorer to Netscape Navigator
August 19, 1996 Microsoft Challenges Small Businesses to Put Themselves to the Test, Launches Small Business Triathlon Contest on the Web NEC and Microsoft Provide NEC Ready PCs, Complete With Microsoft Business Software, As Prizes for Winners
August 19, 1996 Microsoft Announces Availability of Systems Management Server 1.2 A Comprehensive Systems Management Solution for Centralized Management Of Networked Windows-Based Systems
August 13, 1996 Microsoft Delivers State-of-the-Art Web Security 128-Bit Security Available for Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0