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Microsoft products that fell by the wayside

Microsoft products that fell by the wayside

...and fade away because the market they pioneered ran its course. Put Encarta in the latter category. When the digital encyclopedia emerged in 1993, it... Read more

22 April, 2011 by Jay Greene
Tray Dictionary 2.1

Tray Dictionary 2.1

...with huge database, Tray Dictionary is a light weight tool. It utilizes Encarta online dictionary for word definition Read more

17 January, 2011
Crossword Solver 2.2

Crossword Solver 2.2

...crossword will be complete in no time.Recent changes:Google Dictionary and Encarta Dictionary are no longer available and have been replaced with a Google... Read more

22 November, 2011
<endeca_term>Encarta</endeca_term>'s demise speaks volumes

Encarta's demise speaks volumes

Microsoft's once-mighty multimedia encyclopaedia, Encarta, may merit no more than a footnote in histories of the early... Read more

20 May, 2009 by Jeremy Phillips

Microsoft decides to shelve Encarta

...it is moving out of the encyclopaedia business, ending its long-standing Encarta product. As noted by Ars Technica, the software maker says it will... Read more

1 April, 2009 by Ina Fried

Encarta goes free online

...increased online competition, Microsoft is to post a free version of its Encarta World English dictionary online. The dictionary, which is identical to the CD... Read more

21 March, 2000 by Justin Pearse

Encarta will go free online within six to 12 months

Microsoft's encyclopaedia, Encarta, will be available free online within the next six to 12 months... Read more

1 November, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Nuggets: Forget movies on DVD - check out Encarta 99

...has bucked this trend, launching a DVD version of its enormously successful Encarta Reference Suite 99. The team responsible for Encarta have taken full advantage... Read more

30 March, 1999 by Justin Pearse

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

Nokia goes for a tramp at midnight, Encarta's spelling at a premium, and high tech mishaps on the Cote... Read more

10 October, 2003 by Rupert Goodwins

Nuggets: African culture and the mouse that sinks

...facts. African culture on a disk The latest release from Microsoft's Encarta product line is the Africana CD-ROM. This is a multi-media... Read more

28 January, 1999 by Justin Pearse

US Report: Microsoft helps huge Africa reference project

Microsoft Encarta Africana, to be released on CD-ROM in February, will catalogue the... Read more

31 July, 1998 by ZDNet

Encarta Premium Suite 2003

...music clips to support its 100,000 articles and entries, Microsoft’s Encarta Premium Suite 2003 certainly scores highly in that department. Another selling point... Read more

7 January, 2003 by Geoff Einon
Microsoft <endeca_term>Encarta</endeca_term> Encyclopedia Deluxe 2002 Patch Shockwave Update

Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 2002 Patch Shockwave Update

When you start some Microsoft Encarta programs the introductory multimedia movie may not play correctly. This behavior can... Read more

15 December, 2000
Microsoft <endeca_term>Encarta</endeca_term> Encyclopedia 98 Patch Research Organizer Update

Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 98 Patch Research Organizer Update

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25 October, 1999
Microsoft <endeca_term>Encarta</endeca_term> Encyclopedia Standard 2001 Patch Shockwave Update

Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Standard 2001 Patch Shockwave Update

When you start some Microsoft Encarta programs the introductory multimedia movie may not play correctly. This behavior can... Read more

15 December, 2000

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