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Clients to advise Microsoft on software linking

June 14, 2006 Council of IT execs will advise the company on how to make its products work better with other software. TAGS: council, interoperability, general manager, information technology, Microsoft Corp., security

Biometrics unreliable, says EU privacy head

March 15, 2006 European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx warns that biometrics may have serious data protection implications. TAGS: biometrics, data protection, interoperability, European Union, supervisor, database, analysis

Tech titans seek virtual-world interoperability

October 12, 2007 A group of 23 companies and institutions has set out to search for ways to make content and identity transferable between virtual worlds. TAGS: interoperability, virtual worlds, Second Life, identity, avatar, founder, Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp.

Cyberpeace--of sorts--in our time

November 7, 2006 newsmaker Steve Ballmer and Ron Hovsepian make an unlikely pair, and their pact has caught the tech industry by surprise. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, interoperability, intellectual property, framework, GPL, Novell Inc., dream, Linux, Unix, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

U.S. open-source group opens chapter in Europe

January 30, 2008 Consortium of companies working on software interoperability cites Europe's abundant open-source projects. TAGS: interoperability, open source, chapter, Europe, consortium, alliance, U.S.

Apple gets reprieve from French DRM-busting law

August 1, 2006 France's controversial copyright law is dealt a major setback as sections are ruled unconstitutional. TAGS: interoperability, digital-rights management, euro, online music, law, France, copyright law, Apple Computer

Week in review: Microsoft the magnanimous?

February 22, 2008 Microsoft says it wants to be more open with other software makers, while Toshiba closes down HD DVD. Also: Gates wants Yahoo for the people. TAGS: interoperability, open-source developer, Week in review, commission, announcement, open source, protocol, reader, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows Server, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

If catastrophe strikes tomorrow, are we ready?

February 7, 2007 Michael D. Gallagher and Larry Irving warn that emergency communications technology still dangerously lags behind. TAGS: interoperability, catastrophe, spectrum, 9/11 commission, digital television, legislation, radio, U.S.

Microsoft's backward route to ODF support

May 23, 2008 The changes Redmond's own OOXML underwent in becoming a standard make it more difficult for the company to support OOXML, rather than ODF, in Office 2007.(By Tom Espiner of ZDNet UK) TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Jason Matusow, interoperability, Microsoft Office 2007, commission, Microsoft Office, antitrust, announcement, Microsoft Corp., document, support, Service Pack 2, Adobe PDF

EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source move

February 21, 2008 Announcement won't affect its antitrust investigations against the software giant, says European Commission. TAGS: Jeremy Allison, interoperability, commission, announcement, Steve Ballmer, European Union, antitrust, Samba, open-source community, open source, API, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft starts a group for software harmony

November 14, 2006 Company creates interoperability council dedicated to making existing products work better together. TAGS: council, interoperability, vendor, Microsoft Corp., open source

Novell credits Microsoft for soaring Linux sales

September 28, 2007 The creator of the Suse distribution says its Linux sales have grown by 243 percent, largely due to a partnership with Microsoft. TAGS: Novell Inc., interoperability, Linux, SuSE, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Learning from the French iTunes legislation

July 12, 2006 Sun Labs Engineering Director Tom Jacobs says there's a way to avoid working under government directive. TAGS: bureaucracy, interoperability, online music company, digital-rights management, legislation, France, online music, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, Sun Microsystems Inc., rule, Apple iPod

Patent Office needs a 'Slashdot for prior art'

April 21, 2006 Patent Office must improve the way it searches for prior art, according to public-policy group CED. TAGS: Slashdot, interoperability, art, open standard, information technology, open source

Cries to open up IM have quieted

May 13, 2002 The nature of the instant messaging interoperability debate has shifted and the voices have been tempered--largely due to the successes of AOL's biggest challengers. TAGS: America Online Inc., interoperability, instant messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, Time Warner Inc., Yahoo IM, IM, ICQ, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft appoints Linux interoperability chief

June 11, 2007 Linux veteran may be in for a roller-coaster ride in what so far has proved to be a controversial partnership between software giant, Novell. TAGS: Novell Inc., interoperability, Linux, open source, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh

Saving the last beachfront spectrum

June 12, 2007 Entrepreneur Vanu Bose says the FCC spectrum auction should include a nationwide public safety network that supports interoperability. TAGS: spectrum, interoperability, proposal

Mandriva latest to reject Microsoft

June 22, 2007 Company follows other Linux distributors in publicly spurning Microsoft's interest in a patent protection agreement. TAGS: Mandriva, Linux company, interoperability, patent, Novell Inc., agreement, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Ubuntu, open source, blog, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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