Microsoft extends Windows 7 and Azure to open source developers
Microsoft will unveil on Wednesday several open source initiatives to boost interoperability between Microsoft technologies, such as Windows 7, Windows Azure, and Silverlight, and open source technologies, including the Eclipse tools platform and Java.
Microsoft demos PHP apps kit for the cloud
Moving on plans to enable development of PHP applications for its Windows Azure cloud platform, Microsoft plans to demonstrate this week the PHP SDK for Windows Azure at TechEd India, a Microsoft representative said.
Windows Azure: Microsoft banks on programmer loyalty
Programmers have written uncountable desktop and client/server applications over the decades that have inextricably linked independent software developers and corporate IT shops to Microsoft. Now the company aims to do the same for cloud-based software by luring loyal programmers to its Windows Azure environment.
Microsoft won't let companies host Azure on premise
Microsoft has no plans to let businesses license and host its Windows Azure cloud-computing infrastructure on their own premises.
Windows Azure goes down for early adopters
Microsoft's cloud-computing network crashes for almost 24 hours over the weekend.
Microsoft extends Windows 7 and Azure to open source developers
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Where Google Chrome security fails: the password
I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
- Dann
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