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Here you will find current news from Microsoft. These press releases are updated periodically, so be sure to check back to see what's new.
February 28, 1996: Microsoft Delivers Direct3D
February 28, 1996: Microsoft Teams with Recreational Software Advisory Council
February 27, 1996: Microsoft Extends TrueType Fonts to the Web, Enabling Richer Web Pages
February 14, 1996: Microsoft Releases Windows 95 Service Pack
January 31, 1996: First-Ever Cybercast Of Super Bowl Registers
More Than Six Million Hits On Game Day
January 30, 1996: Microsoft Phone Now Available From Leading Manufacturers
January 23, 1996: Microsoft Announces Broad Availability of Microsoft Internet Explorer Beta Versions for Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows 3.1
January 23, 1996: Early Corporate Evaluators Accelerating Adoption of 32-Bit Microsoft Windows Desktop Family
January 23, 1996: Microsoft Encourages Move to 32-Bit Windows Operating Systems
January 23, 1996: First Interoperability Event Scheduled For Q1'96, Focused on T.120
January 22, 1996: NFL, Microsoft and NBC Sports to Offer Unprecedented
Web Coverage of Super Bowl XXX
January 16, 1996: Wang, Microsoft Announce Imaging Software For Microsoft Windows 95;
Provides Built-in Support for Document-Imaging Applications
January 8, 1996: Microsoft Games for Windows 95 CD Coming Soon to Retail Outlets
January 8, 1996: Microsoft Announces Support for the IEEE 1394 Bus Interface Standard
January 3, 1996: NFL, NBC Sports and Microsoft Launch Super Bowl Web Site;
December 13, 1995: Microsoft Extends Unimodem to Support Voice Modems for Windows 95
December 7, 1995: Microsoft Internet Strategy Day
November 29, 1995: Final Release of Microsoft Speech SDK
November 27, 1995: Microsoft Ships Internet Explorer 2.0,
Fastest-Growing Web Browser for Windows 95-Based PCs
November 27, 1995: �Microsoft Windows 95 Resource Kit� Tops Best-Seller Lists
November 22, 1995: IDC Productivity Study Shows Users of Windows 95 Outperform Macintosh, OS/2 Operating Systems
November 7, 1995: Microsoft Announces IrDA Support for Windows 95
October 30, 1995: The Holidays Arrive Early as Top Game Makers Unveil 75 Games And Accessories for Windows 95
October 17, 1995: Customer Purchases of Windows 95 Reach 7 Million Units
October 16, 1995: Windows 95 Service for NetWare Directory Services Now Available
October 2, 1995: Microsoft Ships Windows 95 Game Software Developers Kit
September 28, 1995: Microsoft Ships Beta Release of Internet Explorer 2.0
September 27, 1995: Visa and Microsoft Publish Open Specification
to Enable Secure Transactions on the Internet
September 27, 1995: Microsoft Publishes Specifications Designed to Help
Improve Security on the Internet
September 26, 1995: Microsoft Announces ISDN Support for Windows 95
September 20, 1995: Chinese Government, Microsoft Sign Agreement on Windows 95
September 12, 1995: Microsoft Ships Windows 95 Client for SNA Server
September 7, 1995: Leading Hardware and Software Companies Participate in Final Stage
of Development Process for Windows 95 Game SDK
September 5, 1995: Microsoft Releases Microsoft Speech API
Software Development Kit Beta for Win32
August 29, 1995: Microsoft Reports Record Sales for Windows 95
August 24, 1995: Microsoft Windows 95 Is Available Today at Retail Outlets Worldwide
August 24, 1995: Lighting of Empire State Building Commemorates the Arrival of Microsoft Windows 95
August 21, 1995: Fortune 1000 Companies Moving to Windows 95
August 21, 1995: Microsoft Presents: "The Start of Something New" TV Show
August 18, 1995: Microsoft Advertising Campaign and the Rolling Stones
August 17, 1995: Microsoft Introduces Internet Explorer
August 17, 1995: Windows 95 Launch Event on World Wide Web Lets Internet Surfers Attend
August 15, 1995: Microsoft Extends Windows 95 Support Hours
August 15, 1995: Windows 95-Based PCs Scheduled to Be Available Aug. 24
August 9, 1995: Twelve Localized Language Versions of Windows 95 Released to Manufacturing
August 8, 1995: Windows-to-Macintosh Connectivity Now Available for Windows 95
August 7, 1995: Microsoft Readies Resellers to Assist Customers with Migration to Windows 95 and Office for Windows 95
July 27, 1995: Microsoft Releases Beta II of Windows 95 Game Software Developers Kit
July 26, 1995: Microsoft Announces Windows 95 Support for NetWare Directory Services
July 14, 1995: Microsoft Releases Windows 95 To Manufacturing!
July 12, 1995: Microsoft Announces Windows 95 "Coming Soon..... Program"
June 21, 1995: Microsoft Ships Final Version of Resource Kit for Organizations Migrating to Windows 95
June 15, 1995: Microsoft Unveils Conferencing API for Microsoft Windows
June 15, 1995: Windows 95 World Tour Comes to Chicago
June 9, 1995: Microsoft says MSN is Pro-Competitive
June 8, 1995: Microsoft Endorses Sony/Philips Stamped Multisession Format Enabling Broad Category of CDs for Stereo Players, Multimedia PCs
May 4, 1995: Microsoft to Kick Off North American Leg of Windows 95 World Tour May 8
April 24, 1995: Top Game Companies Announce Support for Windows 95
March 24, 1995: Users Applaud Latest Beta of Microsoft Windows 95
March 16, 1995: Microsoft Ships Final Windows 95 Beta
March 14, 1995: Microsoft Licenses Key Windows 95 System Management Technology to Leading Vendors
Feburary 23, 1995: Microsoft Announces Acquisition of RenderMorphics, Ltd.
Feburary 21, 1995: Leading Networking Technology Vendors Announce Windows 95 Network Client Support
January 18, 1995: Microsoft Offers No-Cost Training on Migrating To and Supporting Windows 95