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Linus Torvalds, leader of the Linux kernel project that's among the best-known open-source threats to Windows, has words of praise for Microsoft's announcement last week that it would share some previously hard-to-get technology with open source programmers.
Open source software project Samba has signed an agreement with Microsoft to receive protocol documentation for the software giant's Windows workgroup server products.
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Linux and the open-source movement have come a long way since the foundation of the Open Source Initiative in the late 1990s but does it have the credibility it needs to succeed in the business world?
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Sun Microsystems has raised the possibility that it might offer customers its own database, a move that could trigger displeasure at Oracle but curry favor with open-source advocates.
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Windows Server 2008 is easier to install and manage than previous versions, and has many new and improved features that should encourage organisations to upgrade.
The long-awaited release of Exchange Server 2007 is fast approaching and, according to Microsoft, it will ship in "late 2006 or early 2007".
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