From ..... Computergram .... Fri Oct 24 12:46:46 1997
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 12:47:00 +0200
From: ......... Computergram ............
To: bernard.lang@inria.fr, ........
Subject: Initiative tres maligne de MS...


+     NEW MICROSOFT INITIATIVE SUPPORTS SOFTWARE START-UPS

Microsoft Corp has set up a new initiative to provide software
start-ups with support to develop "innovative products" for the
Windows platform. The Microsoft Developer Network will run the
initiative, which promises discounts on software, access to new
technology and marketing. The company fielded a token start-up,
Redwood City, California-based UpShot Corp, to say how excited
it was by the initiative. UpShot is designing web-based
applications and is "really close to announcing the product."
Its investors include Tom Proulx, co-founder of Intuit Inc and
Ben Rosen, chairman of Compaq Computer Corp.