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PointCast, MS to prompt 'push' Web broadcasting
News A feature called PointCast Connections in PointCast 2.0 will allow publishers to send information to user desktops. The product is slated to be shown today at the Internet World exhibition in Los Angeles this week, and to go into beta testing next...
[March 12, 1997, 15:32]
MS kept OEMs on short leash
News As the old saying goes, what you don't know won't hurt you. But what Microsoft Corp.doesn't want OEMs to know -- that some of their competitors have been able to cut special deals to alter their Windows desktops - could wind up hurting them.
[April 30, 1999, 9:13]
Netscape fires blank, MS bids for 'push' reins
News As Netscape fired a blank by releasing a new beta of its Communicator Web client yesterday that skipped the Netcaster broadcast capability, Microsoft was continuing its efforts to take over the reins of push technology.
[May 9, 1997, 9:59]
MS V DoJ - Ready for round II?
News Microsoft's lawyers will scrutinise America Online's purchase of Netscape Communications, while the DoJ will examine Microsoft's relationship with computer makers, judging from witness lists filed Monday.
[May 4, 1999, 9:45]
MS seizes e-commerce initiative
News Microsoft started shipping its Merchant Server 1.0 Internet commerce package today and brought together leading vendors who are using the software to create sites. Tesco, Jaguar, Shoppers Universe and ICL were among early adopters of the Merchant...
[November 14, 1996, 14:23]
BT, MCI, MS, Concert spy $28b intranet market
News The powerful alliance of BT, MCI, Concert and Microsoft has laid down a huge challenge to would-be rivals for intranet managed services. The group said today it would provide intranet services based on open Internet standards and using Microsoft...
[November 13, 1996, 14:53]
MS says Active Directory will KO NDS
News "We never had any intention of licensing NDS [and] the only people who put those rumours around were Novell," said Windows NT Server product manager Mark Hassall. Over 80 per cent of Windows NT users use NT Directory Services (NTDS) and in the...
[November 13, 1996, 12:00]
MS puts Cityscape arts guide on Sidewalk
News Microsoft yesterday christened its much-hyped localised online arts guide project, formally known by its Cityscape codename. The new name is Sidewalk, although it is not clear if such an American word will be used for a UK launch.
[November 12, 1996, 10:00]
Vendors flock to exhibit at MS Java Gallery
News The Web site contains several sets of free downloadable Java tools from companies that include Intel, Aimtech, Dimension X and NetDynamics. The applications vary from Dimension X's 2D graphics tool Liquid Motion Pro, to Stingray's Objective Blend...
[November 11, 1996, 11:33]
Microsoft Developers Conference: MS plans more flexible UI
News "We want to address a new set of users with an adaptive, intelligent user interface. There will be seamless connectivity with the broader public network .the Net forces us to bring [desktop and Internet] together and the ultimate client [will be...
[November 6, 1996, 15:31]
Microsoft Developers Conference: MS looks forward to new PC types
News Before going into the drier details of its developer plans at the Professional Developers Conference in Long Beach, California, group VP of applications and platforms Paul Maritz took time out to look at futuristic developments that will have...
[November 6, 1996, 14:39]
Microsoft Developers Conference: MS previews Windows NT 5.0
News Developers got their hands on 15 CD-ROMs of previews and tools including a preview of Windows NT Server 5.0 with Active Directory services, Microsoft Management Console and Active Server which will let NT 5.0 applications access SQL Server and...
[November 6, 1996, 8:48]
Microsoft Developers Conference: MS pledges to Internet-enable all products
News The announcements came at the Professional Developers Conference attended by 3,500 visitors in Long Beach, California. Paul Maritz, group VP for applications and platforms, said Microsoft will spend over $1 billion in its 1997 fiscal year on...
[November 6, 1996, 8:44]
MS to put all its tools in one basket
News Visual Studio 97 will include Visual Basic, Visual C++, Visual J++, Visual FoxPro and Visual InterDev. Microsoft manager for the Internet platforms group Jeremy Gittens called the suite "Office for developers".
[January 28, 1997, 16:48]
MS tantalises with IE 4.0 glimpse, beta next month
News Microsoft today tentatively added a sliver of flesh to its Internet Explorer strategy, spelling out the content delivery and "channels" characteristics it hopes will take it past Netscape's Navigator once and for all.
[January 28, 1997, 16:17]
Fireworks predicted over MS/Vodafone Web services deal
News The alliance between Microsoft and Vodafone to push the development of mobile Web services is likely to cause ructions within the industry in the months ahead, analysts have predicted. The two firms announced on Monday that they are joining forces...
[October 14, 2003, 15:40]
Novell swipes at MS with Workstation Manager
News Novell has taken a broadside shot at Microsoft with the launch of Novell Workstation Manager, a software system designed to enable users to control NT workstations integrated into LANs, intranets and the Internet.
[January 20, 1997, 16:00]
MS nets good income
News A 29 per cent growth to $741 million, from $575 million has been attributed to healthy sales of Windows 95 and the increasing market presence of Windows NT. Microsoft claims that server sales of NT during the quarter were three and a half times the...
[January 20, 1997, 11:43]
Nuggets: MS Mouse puts the chic into geek
News Who's a clever rodent? After 30 years of basically the same design, the humble mouse is in need of a facelift. IntelliMouse Explorer is the new supermodel mouse from Microsoft. The rodent is finished with an industrial-silver with a glowing red...
[May 5, 1999, 10:29]
MS posts free multimedia browsing tool
News Upon installation, Media Manager integrates with Windows Explorer and all functions can be accessed from the Explorer toolbar. These include the ability to create thumbnail views of motion video files or play back excerpts of sound files.
[January 15, 1997, 9:40]
