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    Supernova
    by Sam Ramji on March 19, 2008

    I’m writing this from EclipseCon in Santa Clara, California, where I’m going to announce the beginning of Microsoft’s collaborative work with the Eclipse Foundation. This started about a year ago when I met Mike Milinkovich at an open source event (the... more

    • Wednesday, March 19, 2008
    • in: Dev Center
    • Sam Ramji
    Dominic Sartorio on SpikeSource and Open Source Interoperability
    by Community Contributor on February 27, 2008

    First, many thanks to Microsoft’s Port 25 Team for the opportunity to post today! Today SpikeSource announced the availability of five additional PHP-based applications on the Windows Server 2008 platform. Gallery, Mantis, Moodle, PhpBB and WebCalendar... more

    • Wednesday, February 27, 2008
    • in: Server Center
    • Community Contributor
    How open source has influenced Windows Server 2008
    by Sam Ramji on February 27, 2008

    When I think about what works really well in open source development and technology, the following things stand out: Modular architectures You can find these wherever you see participation at scale – and often a rearchitecture to a more modular system... more

    A Brief History of Open at Microsoft
    by Sam Ramji on February 22, 2008

    Four years ago, we started the Linux Lab at Microsoft. Two years ago, we established the Open Source Software Lab at Microsoft. One year ago, we initiated the Linux Interoperability Lab at Microsoft. Yesterday, we announced the broadest change to the... more

    • Friday, February 22, 2008
    • in: Community
    • Sam Ramji
    See Change
    by billhilf on February 21, 2008

    I have always been a fan of Tim O’Reilly’s phrase the “ architecture of participation ” to describe “systems designed for user contribution.” I liked it so much that at last year’s OSCON I made this concept the focal point of a discussion about how Microsoft... more

    • Thursday, February 21, 2008
    • in: Community
    • billhilf
    Technical Analysis: Installing Apache on Windows
    by jcannon on February 12, 2008

    Abstract : By many estimates, Apache is the world's most popular web server software, hosting more than half of active domains according to Netcraft. Typically, Apache is run on Linux or UNIX, but it runs quite well on Windows. This paper provides an... more

    Technical Analysis: Installing Apache with SSL on Windows
    by jcannon on January 04, 2008

    Often SSL or TLS is required to secure data from web applications. Sometimes this is just prudent to prevent confidential or sensitive data from being confiscated. Sometimes this is required by regulations like HIPAA, or industry bodies, such as the Payment Card Industry. This guide will show how to install Apache with SSL on Windows.... more

    Connecting Office Applications to MySQL and PostgreSQL via ODBC
    by MichaelF on April 10, 2007

    In cases where business applications have been built on open source databases, it may be necessary to connect other Windows applications, such as Microsoft Access or Excel, to these databases for reporting or business intelligence purposes. One potential application of this process is to use Excel as a front-end for data analysis. Data can be pulled from views or tables and then further analyzed... more

    First Consulting Group: Building Physican Portal on JBoss & Microsoft
    by jcannon on January 05, 2007

    In our final video interview featuring University Hospitals of Cleveland and their new Physician Portal, we have the opportunity to meet Joe Yelanich, Sr. Account Executive from First Consulting Group (FCG). FCG has a long history in the medical IT industry, and choose to deploy their solution on top of JBoss JEMS and Microsoft technologies. ... more

    • Friday, January 05, 2007
    • in: Media
    • jcannon
    University Hospitals of Cleveland: Healthcare Perspectives
    by jcannon on January 04, 2007

    Yesterday, we published the first of three video interviews with University Hospitals of Cleveland, discussing their new Physician Portal, a healthcare solution built on top Windows Server and JBoss. ... more

    • Thursday, January 04, 2007
    • in: Media
    • jcannon
    University Hospitals of Cleveland: Physician Portal built on JBoss and Microsoft Solution
    by jcannon on January 03, 2007

    In late 2005, you may recall that Microsoft and JBoss announced a joint technology agreement to explore ways to better enhance interoperability between JBoss Enterprise Middleware Systems (JEMS) and Windows Server. This was an exciting announcement and a great opportunity to explore ways in which the two companies could work together for our joint customers. Recently, we had the fortunate opportunity... more

    • Wednesday, January 03, 2007
    • in: Media
    • jcannon
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