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October 2006 - Posts

Better, faster PHP on Windows: Microsoft and Zend announce collaboration

At the Zend/PHP conference this morning in San Jose, Microsoft and Zend announced a technical collaboration agreement to improve overall performance and stability of PHP running on Windows Server 2003 and Windows "Longhorn" server. Specifically, Microsoft Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 5:07 PM by craigkitterman | 1 Comments

Interoperability @ Tech Ed, IT Forum in Barcelona

We are less than two weeks from Tech Ed Europe and just over 2 weeks to IT Forum . There are a couple of interoperability community things happening in Barcelona that I would like to share with you. First, I will be holding a side meeting with Architects Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 26, 2006 5:53 PM by craigkitterman | 0 Comments

Interoperability Executive Customer Council – Day 1

Today was the first day of the first meeting of the Microsoft Interoperability Executive Customer Council. IT leaders from several (30+) of our largest enterprise customers and government agencies from various locations around the world (incl. US, Hong Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 26, 2006 4:26 AM by craigkitterman | 0 Comments

Ecma Office Open XML added to the OSP

Today we added Ecma Office Open XML final draft to the list of specifications covered by the OSP. Now users who implement solutions based on the Open XML format can choose to use either the language of the Covenant Not to Sue (CNS) or the language provided Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2006 11:54 PM by craigkitterman | 1 Comments
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How I define (and think about) Interoperability

When I think about IT (and business for that matter), the interactions that result from useful connections are the primary generators of value. To put it another way, if connections can't be made, value cannot be transferred from one person to another, Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:50 PM by craigkitterman | 0 Comments

Ecma Office Open XML final draft specification posted to Microsoft.com

Finally I have posted the updated mirror of the Office Open XML format specification to the Microsoft interoperability website at http://www.microsoft.com/interop/ecmaTC45 in PDF as well as OpenXML. Please take a moment and familiarize yourself with it Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 12:37 AM by craigkitterman | 0 Comments

Apple ships a windows virus

Wow. Apple has just admitted to shipping thousands of iPods complete with a virus feature that effects your windows-based PC as soon as you plug it in. I would like to think that even Apple wouldn't stoop this low. Unbelievably, even though they may not Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 17, 2006 11:44 PM by craigkitterman | 2 Comments

Microsoft Interoperability Community

First, an introduction is in order. My name is Craig Kitterman and I am a Technical Evangelist at Microsoft focused solely on interoperability. That's right, Microsoft has people committed solely to interoperability – this commitment is not a 'flash in Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 17, 2006 8:01 PM by craigkitterman | 1 Comments

Microsoft releases Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) format under the Open Specification Promise (OSP)

Today we announced that the Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) format is now freely available for use under our Open Specification Promise (OSP) , and can be used in any development model without license for free, and forever. This decision was the result of many Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 17, 2006 7:35 PM by craigkitterman | 0 Comments

I found the killer Windows Mobile 5.0 app!

That is, if you love television as much as I do, but don't ever have time to watch. Last Thursday evening I had an hour to kill (and a recently acquired Fry's gift certificate) so I headed to my local electronics superstore. After much deliberation, I Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 04, 2006 11:25 PM by craigkitterman | 1 Comments
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Connections and Collaboration

Interoperability means many things to many people. I have talked to IT Professionals and software Architects around the world and there are two concepts that consistently bubble up when we discuss interoperability: Connections and Collaboration. Connections Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 03, 2006 10:33 PM by craigkitterman | 0 Comments
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