The following table lists Microsoft technologies and tools used to develop the Island Hopper News application.
| BackOffice products | Component technologies | Other tools and applications |
|---|---|---|
| Windows NT® Server | ActiveX® Data Objects | Internet Explorer |
| Microsoft Internet Information Server | Component Object Model | Visual Basic® |
| Microsoft SQL Server™ | VBScript | |
| Microsoft Transaction Server | JavaScript | |
| Active Server Pages | Visual C++® | |
| Microsoft Visual InterDev™ |