Barney's Blog

Blog archive

A Non-Announcement Concerning Microsoft/Novell Interoperability

On Nov. 2 of last year, Microsoft and Novell announced a pretty important interoperability agreement. This week Microsoft offered up a completely non-important update. The 1,128-word press release was so bereft of new information it could have been written by a congressional intern.

I parsed it pretty carefully and the only news I could discern is the fact that the OpenXML to OpenDoc translator is now shipping, something Microsoft announced separately last week. The company also announced plans to announce an updated directory and identity roadmap in the second half of this year.

Posted by Doug Barney on February 13, 2007


Featured

  • Microsoft Appoints Ex-GE Exec Its First COO Since 2016

    Microsoft has a new chief operating officer (COO), its first since Kevin Turner left the role -- and the company -- in 2016.

  • Image of a futuristic maze

    The 2024 Microsoft Product Roadmap

    Everything Microsoft partners and IT pros need to know about major Microsoft product milestones this year.

  • Microsoft, Oracle Announce Updates to Joint Database IaaS Service

    The Oracle Database@Azure infrastructure-as-a-service offering from Oracle and Microsoft is getting new capabilities, including integrations with key Microsoft data and security services.

  • 2025 Support Cliffs Approaching for Exchange 2016, Dynamics 365 PSA

    Microsoft recently sounded the warning bell for two of its products, Exchange Server 2016 and Dynamics 365 Project Service Automation (PSA), both of which are set to reach end-of-support milestones next year.

Most   Popular