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Microsoft makes a cool move: WebMatrix connects with most Open Source webtools (think joomla, drupal, mysql, etc.)
http://bit.ly/bzfVeI

HP acquires Motionbox, SugarCRM6 leaves sour taste for some and Outlook Welcomes Facebook and Messenger to the new Outlook Social Connector

HP’s Snapfish acquires video host Motionbox – Motionbox’s services will be integrated with Snapfish and closed down 10th August
Want to be able to allow users to upload pictures to our site without having to sign in first? Take a look at Yogile – a dead simple photo sharing site with a collaborative twist
SugarCRM 6 Released, [...]

Apache Cayenne 3.0 faster and easier, Microsoft launches WebMatrix, a free dev suite and Ruby 1.9.2 is on its way

Study: Third-Party Apps Not Using Windows Security Features – Working with Windows to build applications? Read this article to find out if you’re using all the relevant security features
Firefox 4 Beta 1 Now Available for Download – focus is mainly on improved speed, plus integrated Feedback button so you can report what features made you [...]

Microsoft Open-Sourcing In Progress

When a company like Microsoft decides to change strategy, they go “all-in.” During the last few years, Microsoft has gone all-in competing against Linux, Google, and SaaS vendors. Much of the work and success has redefined the company in terms of how it interacts and plays with competitors as well as the community. It wasn’t [...]

Connectors and Investing in Open Technologies

I’ve learned in my travels that geography plays a huge part in the sophistication of an audience.  I now understand that many of the people simply don’t have the time to explore new product offerings on their own time these days.  People are all too busy putting out the proverbial fires at their jobs.  In a [...]

The Ant Hill Mob – A Model of Efficiency?

Driving back from the office on Tuesday I happened to catch the tail end of “Inside the Virtual Anthill: Open Source Means Business” on Radio 4. The program explored the “alternative way of working” that is open source development with distributed teams of contributors scattered across the globe, connected by the internet with little or [...]