Microsoft Completes FAST Purchase
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| "There's a significant part of the [FAST customer base] that have chosen to
| run their systems on Unix and Linux," said Jared Spataro, director, Microsoft
| Office SharePoint. "Many people thought we would err on the side of cutting
| those programs."
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145117/microsoft_completes_fast_purchase.html
Microsoft plans search software for Linux and Unix
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| According to the press release issued by Microsoft today, Fast will now
| become a Microsoft subsidiary, presided over by John Markus Lervik, who will
| move from his current role as Fast's CEO to new the job of corporate VP of
| enterprise search at Microsoft. Working at a new "dedicated enterprise
| research and development center" in Fast's home base of Oslo, Norway, the new
| Microsoft arm will also develop "further innovation" across "Windows as well
| [as] Linux and Unix."
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| The new subsidiary will work on development of a "comprehensive portfolio of
| enterprise search offerings," to include a new product called Microsoft
| Search Server 2008 Express, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, and
| Fast's existing ESP product, which already runs on Linux and Unix.
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http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_plans_search_software_for_Linux_and_Unix/1209151117
Related:
Breaking: Newsvine Acquired By Microsoft — What is Microsoft going to do with
the Linux Hosted site they just bought?
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| The funny thing is, The site is hosted on Debian Linux...
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http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=383
Top secret: Microsoft's $6 billion open source play
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| This month's announcement by Microsoft to acquire digital marketing
| services firm aQuantive has revealed little on how the companies
| will integrate their IT, but inside information indicates the deal
| may be Redmond's largest commitment to free software.
|
| [...]
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| Whether the businesses are complementary or not, Microsoft's integration
| work will no doubt involve a lot of open source software used by aQuantive.
|
| Information available from Atlas' Web site indicates the Internet software
| company employs extensive use of open source software including Linux,
| Apache, MySQL, and Solaris.
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| Software engineers at Atlas' Raleigh office do client/server development in
| C and C++, software maintenance and "scripting", and developing and
| maintaining custom reporting capabilities.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1616039231;fp;2;fpid;1
It's unofficial: Microsoft bets business on Linux
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| What the press statement didn't mention is that Aruba mobility
| controllers run the Linux operating system which Microsoft has
| aggressively targeted as being inferior to Windows as part of
| its "Get the Facts" marketing campaign.
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| [...]
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| Pandey's appraisal of Aruba's technology is in stark contrast to
| Microsoft's "Get the Facts" rhetoric which places Windows as a more secure,
| and higher-performing choice over Linux.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;754084996;fp;2;fpid;1
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