Microsoft's Internet Strategy

Creating Platforms for Innovative Internet Software   (Updated: Jun 25, 1996)
Before you dive into specifics, read this overview of Microsoft's Internet story, written by Microsoft's key technologists.

The Internet: Why the Web?

The Internet -- Just Another Name for Client/Server Computing
Link to James Utzschneider's article about using OLE to extend your applications to support Internet standards.

Security on the Web

The Evolution of Security on the Web
Link to an overview that describes how security has evolved to meet current and future needs for conducting business over the Web.

Proposal for Authenticating Code Via the Internet
Link to a proposal describing the code signing program, which establishes the infrastructure and mechanisms to allow end users and corporations to develop some measure of "trust" in code downloaded from the Internet.

Code Signing
Link to this section of the Workshop site, which outlines how Microsoft and many independent software vendors (ISVs) are proposing a new standard that uses digital signatures to provide shrink-wrap-like accountability for interactive code downloaded from the Internet.

Building Great Sites

Guide to Microsoft Internet Publishing Tools   (Jun 25, 1996)
This guide to Microsoft Web publishing tools covers the Internet and intranet, Web publishing solutions, and publishing tools.

Links to Relevant Topics

Internet Technologies

Developing and Deploying Interactive Applications on the Web
A wide range of development and deployment options exist when creating sophisticated, database-enabled applications for the Internet. Analysis of the issues documented in this paper will enable information systems professionals to choose the correct solution for their needs.

Interactive Media and Games Development Site
The Microsoft Developer Network's Interactive Media Web site aims to give developers a complete picture of when, why, and how to use Microsoft's interactive-media technologies.

New Features of Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
Link to the Internet Explorer Web site to read about the features introduced in Internet Explorer 3.0.

Overview of ActiveX Conferencing
The Microsoft ActiveX conferencing platform consists of a suite of technologies that enable real-time, multiparty, multimedia communication over the Internet. This overview provides a high-level review.

ActiveX SDK Overview
An overview of the Microsoft ActiveX SDK, which includes a variety of technologies that Microsoft is introducing to facilitate development of Internet applications and content.

Internet Information Server: A High-Level Look
Ken Bergmann gives you the scoop on Microsoft's new Internet server from a developer's point of view.

Intro to VBScript
An overview of Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)--a subset of the Visual Basic language that will provide scripting, automation, and customization capabilities for Web browsers and other applications.

Web Pages: A Programmer's Perspective   (Jun 25, 1996)
This article focuses on using "active" technologies to add new and exciting functionality to Web pages, and explains the issues, challenges, and resources youÆll deal with when creating Web pages that include active content.

Managing Web Content Using Microsoft Visual SourceSafe
Maintaining large Web sites that consist of tens of thousands of pages is not simply a matter of writing HTML syntax--it is a large-scale management and coordination task. This paper outlines a process that utilizes Visual SourceSafe's capabilities to automate and track the many changes that occur within a Web site.

dbWeb
Information on how you can use Microsoft dbWeb to publish data from Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Visual FoxPro, ORACLE, and other databases that support 32-bit ODBC.

Authoring Techniques

In addition to reading the topics below, you may want to visit the whole Authoring section of our site.

Internet Explorer Showcase Pages, Set I
Robert B. Hess shows off background colors, table cell colors, and drop caps, and explains how he created these special effects. For instant access to color values, be sure to check out Robert's 256-color RGB triplet table.

Internet Explorer Showcase Pages, Set II
These pages illustrate expanded support for tables and fonts, plus special support for sound, AVIs, and marquees in Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0; highlight features of the upcoming Internet Explorer 3.0; and divulge tips, tricks, and secrets that help you achieve special functionality in HTML.

A User's Guide to Style Sheets
An introduction to style sheets for Web authors. This guide explains how you can add style sheets to your Web pages, describes usage and syntax, and provides some useful tips.

Design Techniques

In addition to reading the topics below, you may want to visit the whole Design/Creative section of our site.

Decreasing Download Time Through Effective Color Management
Three top Web designers share information on how to choose the right file format, select colors that won't dither, and squeeze your file sizes down to the absolute minimum, which impacts download time.

Style Sheets: A Brief Overview for Designers   (Jul 3, 1996)
Interactive Media Designer Nadja Vol Ochs provides a quick intro to style sheets, with examples.

Other Web Sites of Interest

Please note that the links below point to servers that are not under Microsoft's control. Please read Microsoft's official statement regarding other servers.

Multimedia Producer's Magazine
Online magazine with articles for planners and producers.

Online Reference Shelf
Includes dictionaries of computer terms and acronym definitions.

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