Microsoft has announced financial backing for the open-source Apache Software Foundation, joining Google and Yahoo.

The backing was announced in a keynote speech at the Open Source Convention in Oregan by Sam Ramji, a director of platform strategy at Microsoft.

Though Ramji did not confirm how much Microsoft will be contributing to the foundation which oversees development of open-source web server software, he did say it had become a platinum sponsor which requires a donation of at least £50,000 a year.

The company has also pledged to open up some of its communications protocols ............ .............Continue At Source

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