Having representation at some key events is really important, and in order to get a key presence it really requires a certain amount of consensus from Microsoft for what you are doing relative to their product strategies. We worked out because with [Microsoft's] DirectX and Chromeffects, they are trying to allow new capabilities and visualization techniques in business environments. |
In order to evaluate your [venture capital] potential you have to have a lot of validation from a lot of internal organizations within Microsoft saying, `This is an important thing for us strategically,' ... Our access to people at Microsoft is good, and to other people of strategic importance outside Microsoft. |
It's hard to find technology that encompasses all browsers. Java could do that. Version 1.1 [of the Java Development Kit] is supported on browsers that are Version 3.0 and above on a PC. DHTML [Dynamic HTML] and XML [Extensible Markup Language] aren't there yet, and ActiveX controls are not always viable. |