C# and CLI are now covered by Microsoft's Community Promise, enabling open source usage of the technologies without fear of reprisals
Microsoft is extending its "Community Promise" patent licensing to C# programs and Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), enabling open source usage of the technologies without fear of any reprisals.
Upgrades to Visual Basic and C# will co-evolve the platforms together and bring interoperability with dynamic languages
Microsoft will converge features of Visual Basic and C# languages with planned upgrades to the two platforms, a Microsoft official said this week.
Local ISV trumps big multinationals
Telstra and Microsoft have announced a partnership to bring hosted mobile application and unified communication services to small businesses, including its own souped-up version of Windows Mobile developed locally.
