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Thousands
of Independent Software Vendors Choose Microsoft Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer Provides Premier Platform to Build
Web-Enabled Applications REDMOND, Wash. - March 3, 1999 - Microsoft Corp. today
announced that more than 2,000 independent software vendors (ISVs) have chosen
Microsoft® Internet Explorer browser software to provide premier
Internet functionality to their customers. The componentized architecture of
Internet Explorer enables ISVs including America Online Inc and Qualcomm Corp.
to seamlessly incorporate Web functionality into their software without the need
to build it from the ground up. With the forthcoming Internet Explorer 5,
Microsoft embarks on the third generation of Internet Explorer componentized
architecture to further improve this powerful functionality for ISVs and
customers worldwide. "The Internet has become a core piece of software
applications today, and we are pleased that developers worldwide are choosing
Internet Explorer to enhance their applications for customers," said Tod
Nielsen, general manager of developer relations and platform marketing at
Microsoft. "With Internet Explorer 5, we have further componentized the
browsing technologies and added exciting enhancements in the areas of Dynamic
HTML rendering and editing and XML parsing that will enable ISVs to create
powerful Web-enabled applications more quickly." Internet Explorer's componentized architecture, first
introduced in Internet Explorer 3.0 in 1996, is the only major browser
architecture that offers this powerful development solution. Based on developer
feedback, the browser's architecture has been continually revised and improved,
enabling Microsoft to provide a proven third-generation browsing solution for
developers with Internet Explorer 5. Leading ISVs Choose Internet Explorer for Innovative Software
Applications Leading software vendors including Allaire Corp., MGI Software
Corp. and Visio Corp. take advantage of the Internet Explorer componentized
technologies today to add Web functionality such as HTML rendering and editing
to their applications. Internet Explorer 5 improves on componentized Microsoft
Windows®-based Internet technologies by providing a smaller, more
modular and feature-rich solution for software developers. Visio uses Internet Explorer technologies to provide HTML
rendering inside its popular Visio diagramming software. "Microsoft's
componentization of the browsing technologies has enabled us to offer our users
a more engaging and powerful product without having to write browsing code
ourselves," said Art Whitten, development manager at Visio. "With
Internet Explorer 5, Microsoft is taking another step forward in terms of
offering developers a smaller, more componentized set of leading Web
technologies that users and developers will appreciate." MGI Software utilizes Internet Explorer technologies to
generate the user interface and provide Web navigation within its popular
PhotoSuite II PC photography software; the company plans to take advantage of
Internet Explorer 5 in its new version of PhotoSuite, scheduled for release in
the second quarter of 1999. "Internet Explorer technologies provide a
powerful platform that allows us to deliver a unique and complete digital
photography experience," said Israel Ben-Ishai, vice president, research
and development, MGI Software. "We fully intend to take advantage of the
enhanced componentization of Internet Explorer 5 to provide our users an even
more dynamic experience with our next release." Allaire currently takes advantage of Internet Explorer
technologies to provide Dynamic HTML editing functionality in its HomeSite 4.0
editing tool and plans to incorporate Internet Explorer 5 technologies into the
next version of HomeSite software. "Since Microsoft introduced the Dynamic
HTML editing component last year, we have been using it to provide enhanced
editing capabilities to our users," said Larry Concannon, Allaire HomeSite
marketing manager. "With Internet Explorer 5, Microsoft is demonstrating
that it has learned from its experience with componentized solutions and has
fine-tuned the browser to meet the needs of developers." Developers can obtain more information about Internet
Explorer's componentized solution on the Microsoft Site Builder Network at http://www.microsoft.com/sitebuilder/.
A part of the Microsoft Developer Network, the Site Builder Network provides
free comprehensive resources for developers building Web-based solutions. Since
the Internet Explorer 5 Developer Preview was posted to the Site Builder Network
Web site in June 1998, membership has increased rapidly, and today the combined
total membership of SBN and MSDN™ Online exceeds 2 million. Pricing and Availability Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 browser software is scheduled to
be available on the Web March 18, 1999. For more information on Internet
Explorer, visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/. Copyright (C)
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