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Today’s IT organizations operate heterogeneous computing environments with products and technology from multiple vendors, all with varying levels of interoperability. They face challenges to maximize their return on existing IT investments while creating new value from the latest technology innovations. IT professionals choose technology and products based on innovative functionality, business need, and value, and apply a variety of strategies to create interoperability for their IT systems. To support these diverse customer needs and choices, Microsoft approaches interoperability holistically through innovative products, community engagement, technology access, and open standards. |
Important Links
Microsoft Interoperability Principles
Microsoft Open Source Interoperability Initiative
Document Interoperability Initiative
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Posting of 44,000 Pages of Protocol Documentation:
As part of the Microsoft interoperability principle of ensuring open connections to its six high-volume products and building on the substantial amount of interoperability-related information already available on MSDN®, the company has posted a cumulative total of more than 44,000 pages of technical documentation since February 2008.
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Directory Interoperability:
The Active Directory Interoperability Program, which features the Active Directory Password Change Notification Service for use by independent software vendors (ISVs); a third-party-developed OpenLDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) Management Agent for Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003; and new third-party support for Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS).
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Microsoft System Center:
In April 2008, Microsoft announced availability of the public beta of new Microsoft System Center solutions for management of multivendor virtualization, operating systems, and applications. These technology innovations are designed to expand virtualization capabilities and introduce the use of open source technologies and industry standards to broaden the ability to deliver automated management of heterogeneous IT environments.
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Linspire:
Microsoft Corp. and Linux desktop provider Linspire Inc. announce a broad interoperability, technical collaboration that also includes intellectual property assurances. Through this agreement, the companies will work to advance office document compatibility, enhance instant messaging interoperability and reinforce existing collaboration on digital media.
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