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Microsoftís next generation mouse is now on sale. The only mouse to proudly sport a post-Christmas
spare tyre, the IntelliMouse is as ergonomic and comfortable as its predecessor, has two buttons and a small grey rubber wheel. The new wheel lets users scroll long Office 97 documents without continually clicking keys, and can zoom in and out of documen
ts at the roll of the wheel. \par
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New Web plug-in\par
Microsoft is working on a plug-in for Netscapeís Navigator Web browser which lets Internet users run Java applets using the Microsoft Virtual Machine for Java. The plug-in will be available fr
om Microsoftís Web site very soon. \par
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All together now\par
Managing teamsí activities has just become a whole lot easier thanks to Microsoftís Team Manager software. Launched in December, Team Manager integrates with all major email programs, w
ith Office 97, Microsoft Project, Outlook, Schedule+ and Exchange. Team Manager gives you one place and one tool for your team information, tracking tasks and the performance of team members. Team Manager also lets a team co-ordinator set priorities, tas
ks by person and deadlines ñ†itís one of the easiest and most integrated ways to manage the activities of your team.\par
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Giant chips on the way\par
Chip giants Intel and Motorola have announced theyíre both working on chips to run in
the new breed of handheld PCs (HPCs) running Microsoftís recently announced Windows CE operating system. \par
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Tap into the Java flow\par
The Microsoft Gallery for Java is now downloadable free of charge from the Internet. The Gallery includes, a
mong other goodies, Aimtechís Jamba for multimedia wizardry, Bulletproofís JdesignerPro for database connec-\par
tivity, Dimension Xís Liquid Motion Pro for 2D, live content and Intelís Realistic Sound eXperience and Realistic Display miXer. Download th
e gallery from http://www.microsoft.com/java/\par
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Checkout Internet shopping\par
Tesco has developed a pilot Web site to let busy people in a trial area with an Internet account buy any of its 20,000 products online. Products cost the same as in
the store and are delivered the following day. The pilot scheme is currently only available to people living in Ealing, London but will be extended if successful. This scheme and others use Microsoftís Merchant Server software technology to provide secur
e shop services online. Other retailers are following suit: Shoppers Universe, Jaguar Cars, AIB and Cotton Oxford have all created Internet shops using the technology. \par
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Business Insights\par
Ex-England rugby captain and small busi
ness owner Will Carling hosted a live on-line chat for small businesses last month on Microsoftís Internet Web site. Want to see what business advice Carling gave? Tap into \b http://www/microsoft.com/uk/business\b0 , Microsoftís Web area dedicated to UK
small businesses.\par
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Mac users join the Explorers\par
Internet Explorer for the Apple Mac. Version 3 for the Mac is currently in beta testing with final code expected to be available free of charge to anyone early this year. IE 3 for the Mac is
built from the ground up with the Mac in mind and will run in as little as 4Mb of memory. You can download the browser from \b http://www.microsoft.com/ie/\par
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Show info online\par
Softbank Comdex, the show organisers behind Americaís larges
t and most successful trade show, Comdex, have been using Microsoftís FrontPage Web authoring technology to provide daily, up-to-the-minute news on the showís events. This is the first time Comdex attendees have had the luxury of daily news feeds and up-
to-date information on the Internet about the 10,000 products launched at Comdex. FrontPage is widely recognised as the most advanced yet accessible Web authoring program.
