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
The service pack includes fixes for all the Visual Studio tools plus updates to operating system modules such as Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC)
NetGames' scoring, match, making, and other game-enhancement technology will be incorporated into to retail games and Microsoft's Internet game site, Zone.com
'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