Microsoft to Share Office Software Code

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Microsoft to Share Office Software Code
(Reuters)

Microsoft to Share Office Software Code
(Reuters) 09/19/2004 05:48 PM
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Sunday that it would share the underlying software code for its Office program as part of its efforts to make governments more confident in the security and compatibility of the world's largest software maker's products.

Microsoft to share Office software
source code with governments (AFP)

Microsoft to share Office software
source code with governments (AFP) 09/20/2004 04:48 AM
AFP - Microsoft Corporation said it would share the source code of its Microsoft Office desktop software with more than 60 governments, including China and Russia.

Microsoft to share office software
source code with 60 govts

Microsoft to share office software
source code with 60 govts 09/20/2004 06:53 AM
Manorama Online Sep 20 2004 11:45AM GMT

Microsoft to share Office software
source code with governments

Microsoft to share Office software
source code with governments 09/20/2004 04:34 AM
AFP via Yahoo! Sep 20 2004 8:33AM GMT

Microsoft to share ots Office code

Microsoft to share ots Office code 09/19/2004 05:55 PM
IHT Sep 19 2004 9:43PM GMT

Microsoft to share Office code

Microsoft to share Office code 09/20/2004 10:44 AM
Reuters reports that Microsoft has announced plans to open up the code to their Office suite. Microsoft will share the code with 30 world governments, allowing them to inspect it for “security problems”. The announcement is part of a wider "Microsoft's Government Security Program" launched last year, where 30 governments have been allowed access to the source code of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows CE and now Office 2003.

Microsoft’s main competitor in many markets is free software. More often than not, it's also open source (i.e. anyone can view the underlying code that makes the programs work). Microsoft programs are generally closed source and are only opened up to select people, often with tight restrictions.

To a certain extent, Microsoft has opened up the code to stay competitive (or ahead of the game) with regard to Open Source software. Asides from this fact, the problems with security and inter-operability with Microsoft programs has prompted the move. Governments often use and need software from a variety of vendors to work together to ensure efficiency. Microsoft hopes the move will restore any faith lost in the past few years; recently, the company has been beaten to some lucrative and high value contracts by Open Source alternatives.

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Microsoft set to share Office code with
govts

Microsoft set to share Office code with
govts 09/26/2004 03:14 PM
Manila Times Sep 26 2004 5:44PM GMT

Microsoft To Share Office Source Code

Microsoft To Share Office Source Code 09/20/2004 08:56 AM

Sun Shifts Tactics and Will Share Code
of Its Server Software

Sun Shifts Tactics and Will Share Code
of Its Server Software 06/04/2004 11:19 PM
New York Times Jun 5 2004 3:50AM GMT

Microsoft to share code

Microsoft to share code 09/20/2004 06:53 AM
News24.com Sep 20 2004 11:31AM GMT

Microsoft to share code with partners

Microsoft to share code with partners 06/28/2004 02:37 PM

Microsoft to Share Code With Governments

Microsoft to Share Code With Governments 09/21/2004 12:56 AM
Washington Post Sep 21 2004 3:32AM GMT

Microsoft to Share Passport Code

Microsoft to Share Passport Code 10/11/2002 07:55 AM
UPDATE: Microsoft regales an audience at a conference in Denver with promises to release portions of its digital identity management Passport code.

Microsoft to Share Source Code With
Governments

Microsoft to Share Source Code With
Governments 09/21/2004 08:41 AM
Microsoft Corp. announced this week it is making the programming code for its Office 2003 software suite available to government agencies around the globe, a move partly aimed at allowing them to inspect the product for flaws and security problems. Though Microsoft usually guards such software coding tightly, the step is an extension of an initiative the company began in January 2003 giving about 60 governments access to the inner workings of the Windows operating system. This is the first time the software giant has shared the source code for Office, which includes the Word text processing, Excel spreadsheet, and PowerPoint presentation programs.

Microsoft to Share Windows CE Source
Code

Microsoft to Share Windows CE Source
Code 06/28/2004 02:50 PM
The software giant will include expanded source licensing in Windows CE 5.0, due out July 9.

Microsoft to Share Source Code With
Governments (washingtonpost.com)

Microsoft to Share Source Code With
Governments (washingtonpost.com) 09/20/2004 10:50 PM
washingtonpost.com - Microsoft Corp. announced this week it is making the programming code for its Office 2003 software suite available to government agencies around the globe, a move partly aimed at allowing them to inspect the product for flaws and security problems.

Microsoft in talks with Indian Govt to
share source code

Microsoft in talks with Indian Govt to
share source code 01/23/2004 02:25 PM
Silicon India Jan 23 2004 7:05PM GMT

Microsoft in talks with Indian govt to
share source code

Microsoft in talks with Indian govt to
share source code 01/22/2004 08:34 AM
In what could be a big strategy to boost its product sales in the country by tapping the largest buyer, software major Microsoft on Thursday said it is in discussions with Indian Government to share its source code.

Some Microsoft Customers Will Get to See
Office Code

Some Microsoft Customers Will Get to See
Office Code 09/19/2004 09:09 PM
New York Times Sep 20 2004 0:40AM GMT

Microsoft unlocks Office code

Microsoft unlocks Office code 09/20/2004 04:34 AM
Evening Standard Sep 20 2004 8:38AM GMT

Microsoft to reveal source code for
Office

Microsoft to reveal source code for
Office 09/20/2004 04:34 AM
Computer Buyer Sep 20 2004 7:48AM GMT

Microsoft Reveals Office Code to
Governments

Microsoft Reveals Office Code to
Governments 09/20/2004 03:19 PM
The move is part of its Government Security Program, but some in the open source community aren't buying it.

Microsoft provides Office source code to
governments

Microsoft provides Office source code to
governments 09/20/2004 07:09 AM
Facing growing competition from open source software providers, Microsoft Corp. has decided to allow governments and international organizations access to source code for its Office 2003 productivity suite.

Governments to get peek at Microsoft
Office source code

Governments to get peek at Microsoft
Office source code 09/21/2004 01:11 PM
Microsoft will allow governments to view the source code for Office 2003 as part of its Government Security Program.

Microsoft Opens Office Source Code to
Governments

Microsoft Opens Office Source Code to
Governments 09/19/2004 07:33 PM
eWeek Sep 19 2004 11:17PM GMT

Microsoft to provide Office source code
to governments

Microsoft to provide Office source code
to governments 09/20/2004 04:31 PM
In a bid to fend off competition from open-source software providers, Microsoft will allow governments and international organizations access to the source code for its Office 2003 productivity suite.

UK government to gain access to
Microsoft Office code

UK government to gain access to
Microsoft Office code 09/20/2004 08:57 AM
vnunet.com Sep 20 2004 12:54PM GMT

Microsoft Offers Access to Office 2003
Source Code

Microsoft Offers Access to Office 2003
Source Code 09/20/2004 08:56 AM
WebHosting.Info Sep 20 2004 1:13PM GMT

Code Snippets: Store, sort and share
source code, with tag goodness

Code Snippets: Store, sort and share
source code, with tag goodness 04/08/2005 07:52 PM
Code Snippets: Store, sort and share source code, with tag goodness

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source code, with tag goodness"

"Code Snippets: Store, sort and share
source code, with tag goodness" 04/09/2005 09:08 AM

Evermore Software taking on Microsoft
Office

Evermore Software taking on Microsoft
Office 02/17/2004 02:29 PM
Evermore Software LLC, a Chinese software developer, is taking on Microsoft Office with the first-ever English language version of their Evermore Integrated Office (EIOffice) product...

Software Developer Probed in Release of
Microsoft Code

Software Developer Probed in Release of
Microsoft Code 02/17/2004 10:32 AM

China breaks Microsoft office software
monopoly

China breaks Microsoft office software
monopoly 12/23/2003 09:13 PM
Xinhuanet Dec 23 2003 8:33PM ET

Microsoft Pulls Nazi Symbol From Office
Software

Microsoft Pulls Nazi Symbol From Office
Software 12/13/2003 07:07 AM
New York Post Dec 13 2003 6:21AM ET

Welcome to the Microsoft Office 2003
Smart Document Software Development Kit

Welcome to the Microsoft Office 2003
Smart Document Software Development Kit 01/09/2004 09:57 PM
The Microsoft® Office 2003 Smart Document Software Development Kit (SDK) provides assistance for creating smart documents for use with Microsoft Office Word 2003 and Microsoft Office Excel 2003.

Microsoft Launches Hindi-Language Office
Software In India

Microsoft Launches Hindi-Language Office
Software In India 02/17/2004 06:03 AM
Space Daily Feb 17 2004 10:15AM GMT

Chinese IT company breaks Microsoft
office software monopoly

Chinese IT company breaks Microsoft
office software monopoly 12/24/2003 05:22 AM
China Daily Dec 24 2003 4:48AM ET

Microsoft to delete swastika symbol from
new versions of Office software

Microsoft to delete swastika symbol from
new versions of Office software 12/12/2003 10:05 PM
Haaretz Dec 12 2003 9:30PM ET

Parts of Microsoft source code leaked
over Internet, software giant says

Parts of Microsoft source code leaked
over Internet, software giant says 02/12/2004 11:37 PM
Financial Post Feb 13 2004 4:09AM GMT
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