news.cnet.com - 12/11/2008
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Sam Ramji just got a promotion: Sam will now be running Microsoft's worldwide open-source and Linux team (roughly 120 people and counting). Sam had been the director of Microsoft's open-source software lab. In this new role, he'll continue to oversee the lab but also take on a more strategic ...
techflash.com - 12/14/2008
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techflash.com —
Given the popularity of the iPhone, this was
bound to happen sometime, and here it is: Microsoft...
Live Labs today becomes the first group inside the Redmond company to release an application for Apple's mobile phone. Seadragon Mobile , published to the ...
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Microsoft's first iPhone app: Live Labs releases ...
technet.microsoft.com - 12/9/2008
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technet.microsoft.com —
The Microsoft Exploitability Index is designed to provide
additional information to help customers better prioritize the deployment...
of Microsoft security updates. This index provides customers with guidance on the likelihood of functioning exploit ...
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Microsoft Exploitability Index
news.cnet.com - 12/14/2008
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news.cnet.com —
Is it possible some at Microsoft find the
iPhone a more attractive platform than the software giant's...
own Windows Mobile? Microsoft's Seadragon on Apple's iPhone. (Credit: Microsoft) Engineers in the company's Live Labs have released the ...
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Microsoft releases its first iPhone app
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Open Source Industry Expert Defends Decision to Join Microsoft [OStatic]
GigaOM Network —
... Hardt isn't the first open source guru that Microsoft has hired, and he undoubtedly won't be the last. Rather than expect people to defend their decisions, news of these new hires ought to be embraced. The more people who are in a position to advise Microsoft and other propriety software vendors, the better, right? ...
Open Source Industry Expert Defends Decision to Join Microsoft
OStatic blogs —
... Hardt isn't the first open source guru that Microsoft has hired, and he undoubtedly won't be the last. Rather than expect people to defend their decisions, news of these new hires ought to be embraced. The more people who are in a position to advise Microsoft and other propriety software vendors, the better, right? ...
Update: More Details On Microsoft-Funded CodePlex Foundation, Ramji Leaving
OStatic blogs —
... and his own plans. Ramji, whose tenure at Microsoft has been widely followed by and influential toward the open source community, has confirmed that he is leaving the company at the end of September, for a new position in Silicon Valley. He remains the current Interim President of the CodePlex Foundation, though, and told us more about his plans for it and the foundation's future. ...
Update: More Details On Microsoft-Funded CodePlex Foundation, Ramji Leaving [OStatic]
GigaOM Network —
... and his own plans. Ramji, whose tenure at Microsoft has been widely followed by and influential toward the open source community, has confirmed that he is leaving the company at the end of September, for a new position in Silicon Valley. He remains the current Interim President of the CodePlex Foundation, though, and told us more about his plans for it and the foundation's future. ...
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news.cnet.com 12/10/2008 — I read with interest this account of the Microsoft Platform Strategy Group's efforts to steer the Redmond giant toward a more conciliatory approach to open source. One paragraph, in particular, struck me (emphasis added):
[Microsoft senior ...
Open source does not need new buzzwords
blogs.zdnet.com 12/4/2008 — At Springsource’s winter getaway this week, Forrester Research vice president John Rymer coined a clever new term to make the open source argument.
Lean software.
Lean as opposed to bloated. Pieces as opposed to an integrated whole.
Why ...
A Microsoft Veteran Embraces Open Source
bits.blogs.nytimes.com 12/1/2008 — In a new book, Microsoft veteran Keith Curtis argues that open source is the future of software and his former employer is "toast."
Open Source Industry Expert Defends Decision to Join Microsoft
ostatic.com 12/11/2008 — Proving the old adage "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em," Microsoft has hired another open source expert whose primary responsibility will be to work on "consumer, enterprise and government identity problems." Dick Hardt, founder ...
HP puts Linux on business PCs —
The Register 12/11/2008
Will recession boost open source desktops? With the economies of the globe heading south - and Linux getting its first real crack at newbie end users not familiar with open source thanks to the burgeoning netbook market, maybe now is the time to ...
Red Hat and Novell duke it out in real-time —
The Register 12/11/2008
There's money in them thar milliseconds When it comes to processing financial transactions, money can be won or lost in milliseconds. That's why high throughput, low latency, and consistent latency for transactions are the name of the game. ...
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