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Five years ago: IE 4.0 to get public airing inside a fortnight
News Microsoft will put version 4.0 of Internet Explorer (IE) into the beta test spotlight on February 24, according to reports coming out of the US today. According to a report in US trade journal PC Week IE 4.0 includes a customisable tool bar with...
[February 11, 2002, 6:01]
IE 4.0 to get public airing inside a fortnight
News Microsoft will put version 4.0 of Internet Explorer (IE) into the beta test spotlight on February 24, according to reports coming out of the US today. According to a report in US trade journal PC Week IE 4.0 includes a customisable tool bar with...
[February 13, 1997, 16:24]
IE 4.0 Platform Preview skips 'channels' UI
News Martin Gregory, Internet platforms product manager at Microsoft, said that channels will be implemented in the beta version of IE 4.0 in "a couple of months", allowing users to "tune in" to favourite Web sites and schedule downloads so that new...
[April 8, 1997, 16:48]
IE 4.0 has problems with NT 5.0 beta
News When the bug occurs, IE either sends users to incorrect IP addresses (resulting in completely mislabeled pages) or simply times out, stating it is unable to find the site in question. In our tests, this problem did not affect the just-released...
[October 13, 1997, 10:07]
IE 4.0 second beta adds Active Channels
News Microsoft easily beat its self-imposed July 31 deadline by last night making available a second preview of Internet Explorer (IE) 4.0, adding push broadcasting capabilities and US Active Channel content based on material supplied by over 250...
[July 16, 1997, 14:51]
IE 4.0 to get smoother Active Desktop, UI tweaks
News There will be no more general beta releases of IE although members of the Site Builder programme will get an update. IE 4.0 will also be available as part of a Starter Kit with hints and tips and free access time.
[August 27, 1997, 16:57]
IE 4.0 UI tweaks will include return of double-clicking
News We're spending time during the development of the product to take feedback," Kevin Unangst, product manager for IE, said. The most recent change to the test version of Internet Explorer 4.0 - which will contain features like push channels and will...
[September 5, 1997, 11:40]
Five years ago: IE 4.0 up for download everywhere... except MS site
News Microsoft's comedy of errors over the release of the Internet Explorer (IE) 4.0 'Platform Preview' continued, as the giant once again missed a self-imposed deadline for posting pre-release code on its Web site.
[April 5, 2002, 7:01]
MS rolls out red carpet for IE 4.0
News According to Andrew Lees, Microsoft UK's director product marketing and Internet, IE 4.0 will be shipped by "the top 10 ISPs in the UK which account for around 85 per cent of the dial up market" as the default browser.
[October 1, 1997, 11:28]
MS must stop bundling IE 4.0
News This [decision] gives PC makers the freedom to bundle what they want on their systems, but if Microsoft can't push IE this way, it will push it in other ways,'' said a director of marketing at a top-10 PC company.
[December 12, 1997, 9:27]
MS, PointCast tie up for IE 4.0
News Microsoft announced yesterday a key content tie-up with PointCast to deliver live newsfeeds via the Internet Explorer (IE) 4.0 Active Desktop. The deal turns the screw tighter on Netscape as IE will also become the internal browser for a...
[December 12, 1996, 11:40]
Lotus to back IE 4.0 in Notes, SmartSuite
News IE will be the integral Web browser used in Notes 4.6 and the next version of SmartSuite, and Lotus adds it will also support Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM) to ease collaborative working with apps from either firm.
[July 29, 1997, 15:16]
UK gets IE 4.0 push content
News Microsoft has stolen a march on rival Netscape by revealing that UK users of Internet Explorer (IE) 4.0 will get ten UK-specific active channels built into the browser. Microsoft is using its push content deals to try and close the gap on Netscape...
[August 8, 1997, 17:08]
MS confident of Monday post for IE 4.0 preview
News However, Gittins said the version of IE 4.0 planned for Monday may not include the much-hyped 'channels' technology that will lets users receive Web sites as 'push' broadcasts to their desktops. "We're certainly aiming for the end of March but we...
[March 26, 1997, 13:52]
Windows '97: MS gives IE 4.0 public preview
News With version 4.0 we've brought forward some features that were originally on the drawing board for IE 5.0," said Martin Gregory, Internet Platforms product manager. Miicrosoft demonstrated the ability to create transitions, filters and effects...
[February 25, 1997, 14:47]
Windows '97 (2): MS gives IE 4.0 public preview
News Microsoft has also added a tranche of communication and collaboration tools to IE 4.0. Finally, IE 4.0 will be integrated into the Windows desktop to a far greater extent than before. Outlook Express, previously known as Internet Mail and News...
[February 25, 1997, 14:54]
A Year Ago: MS gives IE 4.0 public preview
News Microsoft this morning gave the first public pre-release viewing of Internet Explorer 4.0 (IE 4.0) at the Windows Show '97 at Olympia, London. With version 4.0 we've brought forward some features that were originally on the drawing board for IE 5.0...
[February 25, 1998, 6:00]
MS releases IE 4.0 Admin Kit
News Microsoft is priming the pump for the September 30 release of Internet Explorer (IE) 4.0 with the formal announcement of the IE 4.0 Administration Kit, Corporate Deployment Guide and Intranet Solutions Centre.
[September 18, 1997, 10:17]
IE 4.0 up for download everywhere... except MS site
News Microsoft's comedy of errors over the release of the Internet Explorer (IE) 4.0 'Platform Preview' continued, as the giant once again missed a self-imposed deadline for posting pre-release code on its Web site.
[April 8, 1997, 9:43]
MS tantalises with IE 4.0 glimpse, beta next month
News Initially available for Windows 95 and NT, IE 4.0 will follow for all platforms currently supported: Windows 3.1, Macintosh, HP-UX and Solaris. Microsoft today tentatively added a sliver of flesh to its Internet Explorer strategy, spelling out the...
[January 28, 1997, 16:17]
