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

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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 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 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 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 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.

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.

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 Share Office Source Code

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

Microsoft to Share Office Software Code

Microsoft to Share Office Software Code 09/19/2004 07:33 PM
Linux Electrons Sep 19 2004 11:17PM GMT

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.

Governments get access to Office source
code

Governments get access to Office source
code 09/20/2004 04:34 AM
ZDNet UK Sep 20 2004 7:25AM GMT

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 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 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 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 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 Offer Office Source Code
Under Shared Source

Microsoft to Offer Office Source Code
Under Shared Source 09/20/2004 10:45 AM
Microsoft is releasing its Microsoft Office desktop source code to qualifying international governments and agencies via the company's Shared Source licensing program.

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 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.

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

Shared Office Code Unlikely to Sway
Governments

Shared Office Code Unlikely to Sway
Governments 09/22/2004 04:36 PM
Government officials say Microsoft's move to share the source code for Office 2003 won't change anyone's mind about Microsoft or open source.

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

Shared Office Code Unlikely to Sway
Governments (Ziff Davis)

Shared Office Code Unlikely to Sway
Governments (Ziff Davis) 09/22/2004 04:55 PM
Ziff Davis - Government officials say Microsoft's move to share the source code for Office 2003 won't change anyone's mind about Microsoft or open source.

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" 04/09/2005 09:08 AM

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
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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

Microsoft gives governments a more open
Office

Microsoft gives governments a more open
Office 09/21/2004 08:14 AM
Computer Business Review Sep 21 2004 12:44PM GMT

Microsoft opens up Office - to
governments

Microsoft opens up Office - to
governments 09/20/2004 06:53 AM
The Register Sep 20 2004 11:31AM GMT

Microsoft opens up Office for
governments

Microsoft opens up Office for
governments 09/20/2004 01:28 PM
silicon.com Sep 20 2004 5:11PM GMT

Microsoft lets governments into Office

Microsoft lets governments into Office 09/19/2004 05:44 PM
The productivity package is added to the program that allows governments to see Microsoft source code.

Microsoft Opens Office to Governments
(NewsFactor)

Microsoft Opens Office to Governments
(NewsFactor) 09/20/2004 03:25 PM
NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is opening the door to its Office suite, offering governments a closer look inside key applications.

Microsoft to Open Windows Code to
Foreign Governments

Microsoft to Open Windows Code to
Foreign Governments 01/15/2003 03:54 PM
Software giant addressing security concerns, response to Linux

Office Source Code

Office Source Code 09/21/2004 01:11 AM
I’ve been trying to think of something intelligent and new to say about Microsoft’s recent Office source code maneuver, but Simon Phipps took care of it. Anyhow, when it comes to Office software, I’m less interested in its code (source or object) which should be disposable and replaceable, than I am in its output. Some call them “office documents”; I prefer “intellectual heritage”, “racial memory”, “crystallized thought”, “priceless treasure”, that kind of thing. They need to be taken care of better than they are, I think, and others agree.

Microsoft to explore cheap software with
Asian governments

Microsoft to explore cheap software with
Asian governments 06/30/2004 12:59 AM
Manila Bulletin Jun 30 2004 4:41AM GMT

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

UK government joins Office source-code
scheme

UK government joins Office source-code
scheme 09/20/2004 06:53 AM
ZDNet UK Sep 20 2004 11:47AM GMT

Microsoft to share code

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