NetFlash: Microsoft open source exec: Not the loneliest guy in Redmond

The name Microsoft still engenders boos and moans from the crowd at LinuxWorld, but increasingly open source advocates and Microsoft executives recognize the need for the two camps to play nicely. To that end, Microsoft hired Bill Hilf, an open source industry veteran to help it chart its strategy in the choppy open source waters. Hilf, director for Microsoft’s platform technology strategy organization, is leading a technical session at LinuxWorld – a first for Microsoft – that focuses on managing Linux in a mixed environment. Network World Senior Editor Jennifer Mears sat down with Hilf at the show to hear about Microsoft’s Linux/open source software lab and where the software giant sees the industry heading. Microsoft open source exec: Not the loneliest guy in Redmond http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081005-microsoft-hilf.html?net&story=081005-microsoft-hilf For more on Hilf’s technical session, and other show tidbits, check out LinuxWorld: Reporter’s notebook http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/081005-linuxworld.html?net&story=081005-linuxworld

The name Microsoft still engenders boos and moans from the crowd at LinuxWorld, but increasingly open source advocates and Microsoft executives recognize the need for the two camps to play nicely.  To that end, Microsoft hired Bill Hilf, an open source industry veteran to help it chart its strategy in the choppy open source waters. Hilf, director for Microsoft’s platform technology strategy organization, is leading a technical session at LinuxWorld – a first for Microsoft – that focuses on managing Linux in a mixed environment. Network World Senior Editor Jennifer Mears sat down with Hilf at the show to hear about Microsoft’s Linux/open source software lab and where the software giant sees the industry heading.

Microsoft open source exec: Not the loneliest guy in Redmond

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081005-microsoft-hilf.html?net&story=081005-microsoft-hilf

For more on Hilf’s technical session, and other show tidbits, check out LinuxWorld: Reporter’s notebook

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/081005-linuxworld.html?net&story=081005-linuxworld

For more LinuxWorld news:

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/linuxworld.html?net&story=linuxworld

Blog readers younger, richer than average Web surfer

Good news for Weblog publishers with aspirations of making money off their sites – compared to the average Internet user, visitors to Weblogs, or blogs, tend to be younger and to belong to a wealthier household, a study has found.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081105-blogs.html?net&story=081105-blogs

3Com CTO spells out strategy

3Com acquired intrusion prevention leader TippingPoint Technologies in December 2004 and last month installed TippingPoint CTO Marc Willebeek-LeMair as CTO for the entire company. Willebeek-LeMair recently talked with Network World Senior Editor Phil Hochmuth about moving from the CTO post of a former start-up with 105 employees and $5 million in sales to a $700 million company with a workforce 20 times greater.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080805-3com.html?net&story=080805-3com

Scottish police pick Windows in software line-up

The Central Scotland Police has made a decision to switch from Sun’s StarOffice to Microsoft’s Office. They say it’s not based on any ideological argument about open source software, but rather all about business needs, lower maintenance costs and the need to interoperate more smoothly with other departments running Windows.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081105-windows-police.html?net&story=081105-windows-police

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IE7 plays catch-up to rivals; man dies after 49-hour gaming binge; how the sexes view the Web differently; and why stealing Segways is a waste of time; all this and more at your home for not-just-networking news.

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