Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Release

Name: Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Release
Start: 1997-01-01
Location: Redmond, Washington, USA (Microsoft HQ)

Microsoft integrated its own MOM solution, MSMQ, into the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, making reliable messaging capabilities natively available to a vast developer ecosystem on the Windows platform.

Significance

MSMQ significantly lowered the barrier to entry for adopting MOM principles for Windows-centric organizations and applications, fostering broader adoption of asynchronous messaging patterns beyond IBM's stronghold.

Key facts

Date: 1997-01-01
Type: release
Location: Redmond, Washington, USA (Microsoft HQ)