Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1998 > December New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Microsoft aims for Java compliance - Microsoft today released a new version of Java technology for its Windows operating system and Web browser that it says complies with a recent court ruling and improves performance. [News.com]   Microsoft asks for Java extension - Microsoft asked the U.S. District Court in San Jose, California, to extend the time it has to comply with a preliminary injunction requiring it to modify software that includes Sun's Java programming language. [News.com]   Microsoft backs new Net video technology - A small Boston-area technology start-up received a powerful endorsement from Microsoft on technology aimed at boosting the Internet's ability to deliver television-quality video. [News.com]   Microsoft banks on financial software - One year after launching an initiative to get banks to run its Windows NT software, Microsoft hopes to boost that effort by giving source code for its financial toolkit to software developers creating financial applications. [News.com]   Microsoft buoyed by judge's take on AOL deal - Comments by the judge in Microsoft's antitrust trial that a formidable new competitor might change "the playing field" in the software industry signals the government may not impose stiff remedies if it wins, experts say. [News.com]   Microsoft hit with Y2K compliance suit - Microsoft has gotten caught in the growing litigation storm surrounding the Year 2000 technology problem. [News.com]   Microsoft hit with real estate suit - A Florida man has filed a civil lawsuit against Microsoft, alleging the software giant infringed on patented technology that helps home seekers locate real estate properties for sale. [News.com]   Microsoft in pact with barnesandnoble.com - Microsoft Corp. said today it has entered a multimillion-dollar marketing and distribution agreement with barnesandnoble.com, Barnes & Noble's online bookstore.. [News.com]   Microsoft invests $200 million in Qwest - The Microsoft empire plans to expand its reach even farther by investing in a new fiber-optic network that is on the cutting edge of bandwidth technology. [News.com]   Microsoft jabs Sun on Java, browsers - Sun Microsystems oversold the "write once, run anywhere" promise it has used in promoting its Java programming language and agreed to carve up the browser market with Netscape Communications, a Microsoft attorney argued today. [News.com]   Microsoft may invest in venture capital firms - Microsoft plans to invest $5 million to $10 million each in as many as ten venture capital firms, giving the world's biggest software maker a way to ally with technology start-ups which traditionally have been hostile to Microsoft, according to reports. [News.com]   Microsoft may put Gates on stand - Microsoft is considering putting chairman Bill Gates on the witness stand to restore his credibility with the judge in the landmark antitrust trial against the world's biggest software maker. [News.com]   Microsoft moves on Y2K, Java issues - The software giant has issued a fix for a Y2K problem in Windows 98 and also takes a step toward complying with a judge's Java ruling. Meanwhile, Nasdaq gives NT a chance. [News.com]   Microsoft names new execs - Microsoft today announced the promotion of two key executives. [News.com]   Microsoft paints Farber as out of touch - Engaging in an esoteric, day-long debate over the definition of an operating system, Microsoft today tried to portray a government witness as an academic whose views are out of touch with the realities of the business world. [News.com]   Microsoft places its bets on cable - Having placed various bets on the cable industry through investments and acquisitions, Microsoft is now hoping its software can fit the bill for an industry wary of Windows. [News.com]   Microsoft posts fix for Excel glitch - Microsoft has issued a patch for a vulnerability in its Excel 97 software that could allow certain malicious applications to be run without the user's knowledge. [News.com]   Microsoft readies Exchange 5.5 update - Microsoft is providing an early Christmas present to some of its Exchange messaging server customers. [News.com]   Microsoft revs anti-piracy technology - With the release of Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft is expanding its anti-software piracy program to several countries to help reduce theft and simplify registration of the popular desktop productivity suite. [News.com]   Microsoft sued over ergonomic mouse - A small peripheral developer has accused Microsoft of stealing its design for an ergonomic computer mouse--and is demanding $1 billion in damages. [News.com]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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