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Internet Explorer 5.5 and Service Pack Available

July 24, 2000
Both releases make minor improvements to the browser, and both have generated some problems and confusion

In Brief: Microsoft has large share in Japanese cable TV merger

July 24, 2000
A major merger leaves Microsoft with a 24% share of the largest Japanese cable TV operator

In Brief: Digital Island to build huge multimedia network for Microsoft

July 24, 2000
8000 Compaq servers placed at local ISPs will speed deliver of streaming media encoded in Microsoft's formats

In Brief: Commerce Server Beta Ships

July 24, 2000
The toolkit is targeted at Web developers building retail (B2C), supplier (B2B), and other types of e-commerce sites

In Brief: Microsoft compromises to save Telewest deal

July 24, 2000
The European Commission approved purchase of a major stake in Telewest, a U.K. cable company, after Microsoft agreed to moves that will restrict its influence

Where the .NET Framework Fits

July 24, 2000
Block diagram illustrating where the .NET Framework fits in relation to Windows operating systems and development tools

In Brief: Visual Studio 6 SP4 available

July 24, 2000
The service pack includes fixes for all the Visual Studio tools plus updates to operating system modules such as Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC)

In Brief: Smart Card Toolkit 1.1 now available

July 24, 2000
The most significant improvement is support for the Global Systems for Mobile Communications (GSM) platform

In Brief: Agent 2.0 “social interface” gets foreign language support

July 24, 2000
Text-to-speech engines are available for Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish

eMachines’ MSN Companion

July 24, 2000
A photo of eMachines MSN Companion hardware