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Interoperability Issues Hamper Open-Source Adoption
While commercial open-source solutions are being broadly adopted, there are obstacles slowing that adoption, particularly around interoperability, the Open…
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Businesses in No Rush to Upgrade to Windows Vista
As the one-year anniversary of the business availability of Windows Vista approaches, many corporations are still holding off on…
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Microsoft: No IP Talks with Red Hat
Microsoft and Red Hat are no closer to a deal involving intellectual property cooperation, Microsoft has confirmed. “Red Hat…
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Mass. Embraces MS’ Open XML Document Format
The commonwealth of Massachusetts has done a 180 degree turn and decided to support Microsoft’s Office Open XML format…
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Microsoft Gives OIN the Cold Shoulder
Microsoft has no current plans to join the Open Innovation Network, a move that some in the free and…
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Study: Developers Do Not Want GPL 3 to Police Patents
A new Microsoft-funded study has found that open-source developers do not believe that licenses such as the upcoming GNU…
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H&R Block Embraces Benefits of Open Source
SAN FRANCISCO—H&R Block’s use of open-source technologies is not about saving money, but rather about creating revenue, acquiring and…
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Microsoft Reorg Focuses on Business
Microsoft has reshuffled its organizational chart again, this time adding the Developer and Platform Evangelism team to its Server…