MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER WEB BROWSER AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS,
OFFERS BROADEST INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

Popular Web Browser Increases Number of Industry Partners

SAN JOSE, CALIF. - APRIL 30, 1996 - Microsoft Internet Explorer version 2.0
offers the broadest international support of any browser on the market
today, delivering on Microsoft Corp.'s commitment to providing support for
all popular platforms to users around the world. Microsoft Internet
Explorer is available for the Windows 95, Windows NT, Macintosh and
Windows 3.1 operating systems. In addition to its broad platform support,
Microsoft Internet Explorer is available in more languages than any other
browsing software: The version for Windows 95 is available in 24 major
languages, while the version for Windows 3.1 will boast support of 20
languages, and the Macintosh version will be available in nine languages.

"Microsoft is committed to bringing the best Internet technology in the
easiest-to-use form to the broadest audience of computer users around the
world," said Brad Chase, general manager in the Internet platform and
tools division at Microsoft. "The cross-platform and international
language support offered in Microsoft Internet Explorer is proof of
Microsoft's dedication to all its customers."

INTERNET EXPLORER MOMENTUM BUILDS WITH BROAD CROSS-PLATFORM SUPPORT

Microsoft is currently previewing its next-generation browser, Microsoft
Internet Explorer 3.0, at Internet World in San Jose. Microsoft Internet
Explorer 3.0 is the first Internet client to integrate ActiveX
technologies, which enable developers to create highly interactive
applications and content for the Internet. These technologies allow a
World Wide Web site to be as rich and interactive as an action game, a
multimedia encyclopedia or a productivity application. For the first time,
a Web site will be limited only by its author's imagination, not by the
limitations of the technology. Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 goes to
beta testing next month.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows 3.1, announced today, allows
users of Windows 3.1 to access the Internet with a high-speed,
feature-rich Web browser for a 16-bit environment. This no-cost browser is
easy to use and allows users of Windows 3.1 to view the latest pages on
the Internet, access Internet newsgroups, and send and receive Internet
e-mail.

The best Internet client for the Macintosh, Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
for the Macintosh is fully compatible with Macintosh and Internet
standards, offers the most responsive Internet performance for the Mac
platform, and supports a broad range of new interactive multimedia
technologies for a more exciting Internet experience.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 also has a major presence on retail store
shelves. It is the core offering in an Internet Starter Kit for Windows
95, the easy, complete way for users to get on the Internet. In addition
to Microsoft Internet Explorer, the new kit includes a demonstration disk
that contains samples of actual Web sites, allowing users to test-drive
the Internet before they connect; a comprehensive Internet guidebook with
tips and tricks on how to access all the types of information the Internet
offers; and 30 days of no-charge, unlimited access to the Internet and Web
for new subscribers of MSN, The Microsoft Network. The Internet Starter
Kit is available today from retailers in the United States and is
scheduled to be available in 20 countries by the end of May. The Internet
Starter Kit sells for approximately $19.95 (U.S.). No-charge access time
varies by country.

INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO EMBRACE MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER

More than 8,000 developers have already created Web sites best viewed with
Microsoft Internet Explorer. That number is continuing to climb by 350
sites each week.

Furthermore, more than 80 of the leading PC manufacturers ship Microsoft
Internet Explorer preinstalled in their Windows 95-based PCs and more than
400 Internet service providers (ISPs) have licensed Microsoft Internet
Explorer for redistribution to their customers worldwide.

Microsoft Corp. announced today that Time Warner Cable, Comcast Cable
Communications Inc., Compagnie Generale de Videocommunication (CGV) and
Singapore CableVision (SCV) will integrate Microsoft software on their
cable networks to provide consumers with high-speed Internet services and
distinctive local and regional online content. These four cable companies
will deliver the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser to their customers.
In addition, this summer, America Online Inc. (AOL) will make Microsoft
Internet Explorer its built-in, default Web browser for its more than 5
million AOL users worldwide.

Comcast will use Microsoft's public networks platform in one of its 1996
deployments, slated for the third quarter of 1996. Internet Explorer will
be the packaged browser distributed in its planned cable-modem
deployments. Time Warner has committed to deploying Microsoft Internet
Explorer as its preferred browser in its 1996 deployments of LineRunner,
the company's cable online service. SCV has also selected Microsoft as a
key software provider. The Singapore cable operator will integrate the
Microsoft public networks platform, including Microsoft Internet
Information Server and Microsoft Internet Explorer, into its network and
plans to use Microsoft development tools to generate new and compelling
content and media-rich applications.

INTERNET EXPLORER BOASTS BROAD INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

Microsoft continues to lead the industry in international language support.
Microsoft Internet Explorer is the only browser available in a version
that makes the Web truly international by letting users view
foreign-language Web pages from the U.S. version of Windows. Microsoft
Internet Explorer 2.0i allows users to view double-byte character-set
information - such as Web pages with Japanese, Korean, Polish or Russian
characters - on a U.S. version of Windows. This allows Web sites to be
published in multiple languages and reach a global audience. Users can
download Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0i now from the Microsoft Web site
(http://www.microsoft.com/) at no charge, other than the cost of connect
time, if any. The browser is also included in the Microsoft Internet
Starter Kit.

In addition to Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0i, Microsoft Internet
Explorer 2.0 is available in an unprecedented number of localized language
versions. Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows 95 is available in
the following 24 languages, more than any other Web browser on the market:
Simplified Chinese (PRC), Traditional Chinese (Taiwan), Czech, Danish,
Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian,
Japanese (AT and NEC PC98), Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese
(Brazilian), Portuguese (Iberian), Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish
and Turkish.

Internet Explorer for Windows 3.1 is available in U.S. English today, with
19 additional language versions in development, including Simplified
Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French,
German, Hangeul (Korean), Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish,
Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (Iberian), Russian, Spanish and
Swedish. Most foreign language versions are scheduled to be available by
mid-1996.

Microsoft Internet Explorer for the Macintosh is currently available in
English. Support for eight additional languages is scheduled to be
available by mid-1996. Languages that will be supported are Dutch, French,
German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish and Swedish.

Microsoft offers local content, accessible at http://www.microsoft.com/,
for 18 countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, France,
Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, the
Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in
software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of
products and services for business and personal use, each designed with
the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take
advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.
 
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