OLE 1.0 Announced

Microsoft officially introduced Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) 1.0, primarily integrated with Word and Excel, allowing rudimentary linking and embedding of objects.

Significance

This marked Microsoft's first public foray into compound document technology, demonstrating a future where applications could share and interact with data in a new way.

Key facts

Date
1991-03-01
Type
release
Location
Redmond, Washington