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ISO's SC34: the Large Standard Collide...
Like that other Swiss science project, standards maker ISO has accelerated ODF and OOXML on two separate paths, and now it is colliding them, in a small space: the SC34 committee. What... More
xG update - money, mystery and more
Today was going to be my lunch appointment with xG, but we've had to cancel due to creative differences - the company wanted it off the record, I wanted to be able to write about what... More
ISO's OOXML committee in ODF takeover...
The standards world continues to surprise us - this time with what has been described as a "coup". Those in charge of OOXML are, we are told, actually trying to take over the rival... More
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Have your say about Windows Server 2008
Help us sort the marketing hype from the genuinely new and useful and you could win an iPod Nano more
Analysis: Partners frustrated by Microsoft launch delays
Insiders broadly welcome Microsoft's virtualisation push but voice some frustration at the fact some products are later than expected more
Four Windows Server 2008 storage improvements
Microsoft is making a number of major improvements to the server's underlying storage mechanisms with its latest release more
Windows Server 2008 review
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 more
Hyper-V: why all the fuss?
Why is Microsoft's implementation causing such a stir, and how will Hyper-V fit into the increasingly competitive server virtualisation market? more
Cisco embeds Windows Server 2008 on appliances
The tie-up with Microsoft should make it easier to manage Windows Server services in remote offices more
Heroes happen on Microsoft's big day
Microsoft have billed today’s triple UK launch of Windows Server 2008 along with SQL Server and Visual Studio at the Wellcome Centre in central London. more
Microsoft officially launches Windows Server 2008
At an event in London on Wednesday, Microsoft launched Windows Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008, and announced that SQL Server 2008 will be available later this year more
Analysts: Windows Server 2008 will please users
Microsoft has listened to users, with many tweaks to its latest server OS making for a significant improvement over its predecessor, say analysts more
Microsoft's virtual spin
The software giant loves virtualisation so much it's slapped the term on everything, for virtually no reason more
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Can you imagine what would have happened if the great philosophers, scientists, musicians, artists and writers had patented their ideas so that nobody else could use them without paying. We today wouldn't be able to have a conversation without violating somebodies intellectual property. The arguement of the free software community is that software should be treated in the same manner, copyrightable but not patentable.
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