OPEN to opportunities.
When the IT community collaborates and develops new technologies that work together, new opportunities are created. Companies across the IT sector are working with partners, customers, and competitors to deliver the levels of interoperability customers want.
The economic impact of interoperability
Developer opportunities
Developers are looking for easier ways to deliver innovative solutions that work in mixed environments. We‘re providing greater access to key interoperability protocols and documentation including:
Additionally, Microsoft Open Specifications are freely available to help developers create innovative solutions by providing open access to technical specifications and support. See how.
Open source activities and opportunities:
Spotlight
Microsoft has made Open access to data part of its Interoperability strategy, enabling governments to unlock data from heterogeneous repositories and make it available in a flexible spectrum of e-government services. European Open Government Data Initiative www.govdata.eu is a free, open-source collection of software assets for Government organizations to upload, publish and store open data into the Microsoft Cloud – combined with an Open API enabling developers to Reuse Data with a wide variety of development languages e.g. .NET, PHP, Ruby, Python etc.
(Additionally please consult the PSI Directive).
Discover the Interop Vendor Alliance
The Interop Vendor Alliance is a community of software and hardware vendors working together to enhance interoperability with Microsoft Systems. Learn more.
Aqua Connect integrates Mac terminal servers using Microsoft Open Protocols (case study)
Sugar CRM ports “Sugar Open Cloud” to Windows Azure (case study)
SugarCRM ported its applications to the Windows Azure™ platform so that its VARs could provide customers with a reliable, scalable CRM solution on a pay-as-you-go basis. Read how.
