Microsoft lands first licensee in EU protocol program
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In keeping with European antitrust ruling, Microsoft sells license to Quest Software. License fees still an issue for EU.
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Faced with continued customer foot-dragging on license renewals and deployment, Microsoft said Friday has decided to offer &quot;custom&quot; Windows NT 4.0 support contracts to enterprises that still haven&#39;t migrated to later versions of the network operating
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Microsoft has entered into a licensing agreement with the nonprofit Protocol Freedom Information Foundation (PFIF) under which the software giant will be providing developers working on the Samba file and printing system with the information they need to ensure interoperability between their open-source software and Windows.
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Under threat of new multimillion fines, Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that it had signed up its first licensee for a scheme EU regulators told it to set up three years ago to share code that helps servers work with the Windows operating platform.
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The 3SP SSL-Explorer is the world's first open-source SSL-based VPN solution of its kind. Released under the GPL, this entry-level VPN solution provides users with a means of securely managing their IT infrastructure from outside the network perimeter, armed with just a standard web browser. This second release now provides full Active Directory authentication for use within Microsoft Windows Server environments. The release also sees a change from using the MySQL database to an internal HSQLDB database and this means that post-installation database configuration is no longer required.   Download the SSL-Explorer v0.1.1 here: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=116065  Find out more information on SSL-Explorer at: http://3sp.com/products/enterprise/ssl-explorer/ssl-explorer.jsp
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Microsoft joins Concordia Project to improve interoperability among identity management systems.
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(InfoWorld) - A top Microsoft executive promoted the company's licensing of network security protocols at theÂ Interop trade showÂ on Wednesday, but not before taking time out during a keynote address to defend the company's patent licensing program for open-source software. Microsoft has licensed networking protocols to Juniper Networks as part of a program to make its network access protection software work with more networking vendors' products. It has also licensed protocols to Aruba Wireless Networks and network-attached storage vendor OnStor, said Bob Muglia, senior vice president of Microsoft's server and tools business. Before bringing up those licensing deals in his keynote address Wednesday morning, Muglia offered an explanation for the software giant's recent moves toÂ license its software patents to open-source software distributors. "The commercial software industry knows how to work with intellectual property and patents," Muglia said. Commercial software like Microsoft's has numerous patent sublicenses built into it for technology from other vendors, so that when a customer buys Windows or another Microsoft product, they have the assurance that Microsoft has given them the intellectual property protection they need, he said. "Customers have indicated to us that it's problematic to them that when they work with open-source software, they don't have similar intellectual property protection," Muglia said. There is no mechanism to effectively license that software, he said. This creates a real problem for customers, and Microsoft's licensing program is designed to solve it, according to Muglia. However, Microsoft has been accused of creating that very problem. Its patent licensing deals with Novell and other companies have come under fire for creating fear, uncertainty, and doubt among users of open-source software. Muglia's theme was Microsoft's newfound focus on interoperability, including overtures to other companies in network security and unified communications, both hot topics at Interop. But one attendee said the company will have to overcome a years-long reputation for not working well with others. Microsoft must be serious about interoperability now because it has no choice, said Brian Shannon, an independent networking consultant to small businesses in Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey. After all, with the proliferation of mobile devices, the company's desktop business is on the way out, he said.
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European antitrust regulators worry that Microsoft could dominate the burgeoning market for digital rights management software
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Microsoft Corp. announced Wednesday that it will license instant messaging and digital media technology to a small desktop Linux distributor, Linspire Inc., adding to a growing number of deals meant to help the Windows operating system work more smoothly with open-source software.
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The Open Source Initiative's board has accepted two of Microsoft's so-called shared-source software licenses as valid mechanisms for distributing open-source technologies.
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Company introduces its unified network identification system and strengthens its ties to Microsoft with a similar package tailored for Windows.
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Microsoft has agreed to comply with the European Commission's 2004 anti-monopoly ruling against it, Brussels says.
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As part of a European antitrust settlement, Microsoft will supply protocol documentation to developers of the open-source software.
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As part of a European antitrust settlement, Microsoft will supply Windows protocol documentation to developers of the open-source software.
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Microsoft signed a rare deal with an  open source software group on Thursday, taking a step towards  meeting sanctions imposed by the European Commission for  antitrust violations.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Under threat of new multimillion fines, Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that it had signed up its first licensee for a scheme EU regulators told it to set up three years ago to share code that helps servers work with the Windows operating platform.
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Microsoft Corp. has signed up the first licensee for the workgroup server protocols the European Commission ordered it to open up to competitors in a 2004 antitrust ruling, it said Thursday.