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Update: Microsoft makes boldest move yet embracing open source In a major turnaround for Microsoft, the company Thursday promised "greater transparency" in its development and business practices, outlining a new strategy to provide more access to APIs and previously proprietary protocols for some of its major software products, i Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft gives Apache cash to promote open source Microsoft expanded its support for the open-source community on Friday by giving money to the Apache Software Foundation, the first time it has given money to the long-standing open-source project.Microsoft also Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Microsoft's embrace of ODF cautiously welcomed Microsoft's support for the OpenDocument Format (ODF) could mean greater opportunities for software makers already using the format, observers said Thursday.Microsoft will put native support for ODF as part of i Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft open policy faces scrutiny Brad Smith, Microsoft's general counsel, decided it was time to make peace.That's one reason, according to Horacio Gutierrez, Microsoft's deputy general counsel and vice president of intellectual property and li Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Facebook open sources parts of its app development platform Facebook is releasing as open-source software parts of its application development platform in order to make it easier for programmers to create applications for the social-networking site, the company announced Monday. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft claims European antitrust issues are past Microsoft's efforts to better detail how its products work should keep it out of further legal trouble, despite a record fine levied by the European Commission last week, CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday."Essenti Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft cited for open efforts, eyes Eclipse Microsoft received plaudits and criticism for its openness efforts at the MIX08 event Thursday with a Microsoft official also citing an overture toward the Eclipse Foundation for open-source tooling.During a pan Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Nokia buys rest of Symbian, will make code open source Nokia on Tuesday announced it plans to acquire all of Symbian, which develops an operating system for mobile phones. The Finnish phone giant currently owns about 48 percent and will pay ¬264 million ($410 million) for the rest. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Sun to acquire MySQL for $1 billion Sun Microsystems will pay $1 billion for Swedish software company MySQL, whose open source database is used for some of the most widely visited Web sites in the world.Sun said the deal will augment its position Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft's ODF support points to OOXML challenges Microsoft's plan to include ODF (OpenDocument Format) support in its Office suite next year reflects continued challenges for the OOXML (Open Office XML) file format as the industry moves ahead with adopting ODF and sorts out OOXML's troubles. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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E.U. has guarded reaction to Microsoft open-source move The European Commission gave a guarded welcome to Microsoft's pledge on Thursday for "greater transparency" in its development and business practices.Microsoft's promise to open up more APIs to proprietary softw Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Google steps into data portability dance with Friend Connect Google plans to release on Monday a preview version of Friend Connect, a service designed to let Web publishers add social networking features to their sites, the company said.Friend Connect, which will be avail Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft touts Longhorn security Microsoft is pushing the improved security of its Windows Server 2008 software package as one of the primary reasons why business customers should upgrade to the long-awaited product refresh as quickly as possible. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Intel says Moblin update coming soon Intel is readying a second release of the Moblin open-source platform for mobile computing, with plans set for an alpha-level version in a few weeks, an Intel official said at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) in Portland, Ore. on Wednesday. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: VMware to offer low-footprint ESX hypervisor free VMware Tuesday said it will offer the small-footprint version of its ESX virtualization software free, responding to pressure from Microsoft and other companies that are threatening VMware's lead in the virtualization market. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft-Yahoo deal: What about developers? While observers believe that Microsoft is willing to pay Yahoo $44 billion primarily for its users and advertising base, Microsoft's chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, wants to grow its developer community as well. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft allows developers to examine .Net source code Microsoft said this week that it is now allowing developers to examine source code for .Net Framework libraries as a way to help developers build better software. But developers first will need to upgrade to the newly released Visual Studio 2008 software development p Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Some open sourcers keeping open mind about Microsoft pledges Microsoft made a mountainous down payment on its high-profile pledge Thursday to improve interoperability and warm up its relationship with the open source community, releasing some 30,000 pages of documentation for Windows client and server protocols. After digestin Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Zimbra customers spooked by Microsoft's Yahoo bid Zimbra customers are deeply concerned about Microsoft's bid for Yahoo because they feel that the deal would mean the end of the Zimbra collaboration and communication suite.In October, Yahoo acquired Zimbra, Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Linux Foundation: We'd love to work with Microsoft Jim Zemlin is the executive director of the Linux Foundation. Formerly executive director of the Free Standards Group, Zemlin also has served as vice president of marketing for Covalent Technologies, providing products and services for the Apache Web server. Zemlin ha Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |