In today’s heterogeneous computing environments and with the emergence of Web services and service-oriented architectures, interoperability has become a critical business and IT need. Microsoft is committed to solving the real-world interoperability challenges of our customers, developers, partners, and independent software providers, through innovative products, community engagement, technology access, and support for technology standards.

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Three years after Microsoft and Novell first inked their ground-breaking interoperability collaboration agreement, customers are voicing how they’ve been able to successfully future-proof their Windows and Linux IT operations by ensuring business continuity, minimizing risk, and optimizing mixed source infrastructure as a result of this unique industry relationship.

A busy OSCON for Microsoft on Interoperability and open source
O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) has been an opportunity for Microsoft to make significant announcements and unveil new projects. First we announced the release of Linux Device Drivers... (more)

Bridges between Microsoft & Non-Microsoft Technologies
The Center is dedicated to technical collaborative work to improve interoperability between Microsoft and non-Microsoft technologies.