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  • Microsoft releases more XAML details

    Microsoft on Tuesday made more technical information available for XAML, a language for designing the user interface of Web and Windows applications.

  • Microsoft goes limp as OOXML vote nears

    Microsoft's top executives have promised not to sue open source developers who create non-commercial software based on Microsoft's protocols, but skeptics say it's a ploy to soften its image before the upcoming OOXML vote.

  • Microsoft starts a group for software harmony

    Microsoft is creating a council with other technology vendors in an effort to sort out product interoperability problems.

  • Mozilla accepts Microsoft help

    Mozilla has accepted Microsoft's offer of help toward ensuring interoperability between Firefox and the upcoming Vista operating system.

  • How far will Windows open?

    A year after the guilty verdict and with dot-Net and HailStorm in the pipeline, opinion is divided over how deeply Microsoft is committed to open standards and interoperability.

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  • Sun banks on storage integration

    Sun Microsystems is building up its intellectual property in three key storage areas in a bid to provide a more integrated offering than its competitors, said a senior company executive.

  • Innovation Series: Developers

    Though they may not be household names like Thorpie or Lleyton, local developers rank among the world's best.

  • IP storage--inspiration or insanity?

    Indiana Jones were alive today, he'd eschew dull old archaeology for the thrills of distributed terabyte storage. At least, that's what the manufacturers would have us believe. But basing today's SANs on what today's technology can demonstrably do, without writing off the potential of what's under development, is the sanest approach.

  • Can Sun become the Dell of enterprise software?

    commentary Sun has finally unveiled the full dimensions of its quest to change the computing landscape. It's fundamentally a more monolithic landscape populated by pre-integrated components. It's also Sun's attempt to become a leading solution provider competing against IBM, HP and Microsoft.

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  • Storage: The inside story

    Few managers consider it a sexy area, but well-planned storage systems are critical to the functioning of businesses of all sizes. How has storage technology evolved and how can you plan the right system at the right price?

  • Encryption packages: Beyond the code

    Trying to keep corporate secrets away from prying eyes? We evaluate five encryption software packages

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