CE losing Palm arm wrestle
News The main attraction of the new palm-size operating system version, code-named Rapier, is supposed to be a simplified GUI that takes a lesson from 3Com's Palm OS. To jump-start interest in CE, Microsoft is looking to Rapier along with a couple of...
[November 1, 1999, 8:34]
MS slips 'simplicity' into PocketPC
News The new user interface, known by its codename Rapier, has a browser-like look and feel -- except for the menus, which are distinctly derived from Windows. The official launch of devices utilising the new Rapier software is expected in the first...
[February 23, 2000, 9:19]
Palm to tap colour for next release
News The release, known by the code name Rapier, is geared for greater ease of use -- requiring only a single "tap" to select applications -- and for multimedia support, including Microsoft's eBook reader and an MP3 audio player.
[February 1, 2000, 8:54]
Microsoft PocketPC by April
News The software maker hopes that consumers will find PocketPC's user interface and application software, codenamed Rapier, an easier to use successor to its Palm-size PC. Microsoft is preparing an April launch of, and a new suite of applications for...
[February 24, 2000, 15:38]
WorldCom confident MCI deal will go through
News That was the half-joking assertion of a supremely confident Bernard Ebbers, the rapier-wit president and chief executive officer of WorldCom, who placed "100 percent" odds on the successful completion of a deal for MCI.
[October 2, 1997, 10:50]
Microsoft: Stay connected all the time
News While Microsoft did not reveal details on the underlying user interface, sources say the UI, known by the code name Rapier, will be much simpler to use than its current generation, supporting features such as "single click to select".
[January 7, 2000, 14:36]
