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In Brief: New investment boosts power-line networking

March 5, 2000
Microsoft invested in ITRAN Communications, a manufacturer of power-line network hardware that enables PCs and devices to network by plugging into electric power outlets

In Brief: New Windows DNA white paper released

March 5, 2000
45-page paper describes various ways that complex multi-machine Web sites can be constructed within Microsoft's Windows Distributed interNet Applications (DNA) framework

Certified for Windows 2000 Logo Program Finalized

March 5, 2000
Dramatically more demanding than previous Windows logo programs, this one aims to improve the reliability of Windows 2000 by running all candidate applications through a set of rigorous certification tests

In Brief: Toolkit supports latest BizTalk specification

March 5, 2000
Developers can now download version 2 of the BizTalk Jumpstart Toolkit

In Brief: Two developer publications merge into MSDN Magazine

March 5, 2000
Microsoft Systems Journal (MSJ) and the Microsoft Internet Developer (MIND) magazines merged into MSDN Magazine

In Brief: DirectX to support voice chat for network games

March 5, 2000
New capability will enable players of networked games to talk to remote opponents and partners during play

In Brief: Updated XML parser supports new style sheet standards

March 5, 2000
The new January 2000 Technology Preview version adds support for the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL)

Office Registration Process Tightened

March 5, 2000
A new Office 2000 registration policy will prevent a copy of Office 2000 from being installed beyond its license limits

Porting Partner Program Drives Windows CE Adoption

March 5, 2000
The program gives semiconductor vendors (SVs) more flexibility when porting CE to their chips and will create more channels for semiconductor vendors to get the actual porting work done

In Brief: Set-top brings online stock trading to China

March 5, 2000
Online stock traders in China may use a TV set-top box from Microsoft partner Legend Holdings