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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

In Brief: Server Appliance Kit for Windows 2000 beta released

July 24, 2000
The kit allows OEMs to develop fixed-function 'Windows Powered' server appliances such as a HTTP Web server

In Brief: Bungie acquired for X-Box development

July 24, 2000
The Chicago-based company, known for its PC titles such as Halo, will move to Redmond and become a unit within the Microsoft Games Division

In Brief: NetGames acquired for its game-enhancement technology

July 24, 2000
NetGames' scoring, match, making, and other game-enhancement technology will be incorporated into to retail games and Microsoft's Internet game site, Zone.com

In Brief: Dell announces co-branded MSN access

July 24, 2000
'DELLnet by MSN', scheduled for the fall, will connect Dell PC purchasers to a Dell branded version of the MSN portal via the MSN Internet access service