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Open source advocate Bruce Perens has launched an initiative to discourage owners of undeveloped Web domains hosting them on servers running proprietary software.
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Microsoft's love-hate relationship with open-source software can be epitomised by recent efforts to enhance interoperability and lure developers to Windows.
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The open-source Web server continued its rise last year, powering 67 percent of all Web sites, while rivals remained flat.
For small companies that need a business in a box and want to stick with Microsoft technology, SBS 2003 is the only game in town.
Big Blue says it has a slimmed-down alternative to Microsoft Office that it will bundle into the next version of its portal software.
Microsoft announced Friday that it had released two high-end operating systems to computer manufacturers.
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