Microsoft expands program on source code
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US software giant Microsoft Corporation has expanded a program giving government organizations access to some of its tightly guarded software blueprints.
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Redmond steps up competition with Adobe in open source software, saying it will provide free access to its most sophisticated development tools.
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In a bid to further differentiate itself from open source rivals, Microsoft Tuesday said it will expand its indemnification program to cover the vast majority of its customers.
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Facing growing competition from open source software providers, Microsoft Corp. has decided to allow governments and international organizations access to source code for its Office 2003 productivity suite.
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Microsoft Corp. today released an unprecedented number of software security updates to plug flaws in its products, including seven "critical" defects that it said hackers could use to hijack vulnerable computers running the Windows operating system.
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Ziff Davis - Microsoft has published a list of nearly 50 software programs that require tweaking in order to work with its most recent Windows update.
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Microsoft planned to announce Monday that it would give dozens of governments and international agencies access to the programming code in its Office desktop software, including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and e-mail programs.
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The productivity package is added to the program that allows governments to see Microsoft source code.
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Microsoft Watch has revealed that Microsoft is preparing to donate some more of its source code to the SourceForge code repository. Microsoft Watch editor Mary Jo Foley reports that on Tuesday, the software giant will come forward bearing gifts under the umbrella of the open source Common Public License (CPL). Foley has speculated that tomorrow's release may be the Microsoft Enterprise Library from its Patterns & Practices Group. Previous contributions include Microsoft's Windows Installer XML (WiX) and the Windows Template Library.
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Microsoft expands its ERP access with a tool to more closely integrate the enterprise and desktop.
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Adobe updates its Web development tool with support for Microsoft .Net.
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Updated OS includes software applications designed for business users.
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The new Open Value Subscription program gives additional software license options to small businesses.
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The ability to build Windows Live applications will be added to its Visual Studio toolkit.
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In a bid to further differentiate itself from open-source rivals, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday said it will expand its indemnification program to cover the vast majority of its customers. The move, experts said, is great marketing but will have little impact on users.
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Microsoft on Monday added to an already dizzying array of planned Visual Studio 2005 offerings by unveiling a new version of the toolset for developers who fall between hobbyist and professional levels.
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NOVEMBER 10, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - In a bid to further differentiate itself from open-source rivals, Microsoft Corp. yesterday said it will expand its indemnification program to cover the vast majority of its customers.