This is from an email that I received from Microsoft:

MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES VISUAL STUDIO 6.0
Visual Studio 6.0 is the complete development suite for rapidly building
enterprise solutions. It combines rapid application development with
enterprise interoperability for building integrated Web solutions. Product
availability is slated for 9/2/98, with an international product launch at
Developer Days 98. For more information visit
http://www.microsoft.com/vstudio