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Microsoft cracks open window on trade secrets , becomes more open-source friendly

Suzanne Deffree Electronic News Microsoft Corp http://www.microsoft .com today made significant changes to its business model, taking steps toward open-source initiatives and sharing some of its application programming interfaces (API) and communications protocols free of charge with developers outside its corporate structure. The Redmond, Wash-based software giant said it is immediately implementing four new interoperability principles and corresponding actions across its high-volume business products: ensuring open connections; promoting data portability; enhancing support for industry standards; and fostering more open engagement with customers and the industry, including open-source communities. Microsoft named Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, Office 2007, Exchange Server 2007, and Office SharePoint Server 2007, and future versions of all these products as the high-volume business products impacted by today's actions.

Full post as published by The Trade Secrets Vault on March 02, 2008 (boomark / email).