Microsoft and Novell Open Interoperability Lab

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday September 12, 2007 @05:04AM from the still-in-the-skeptic-camp dept.

An anonymous reader writes to mention that the Microsoft and Novell Interoperability Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts opened today. The lab is supposed to allow both Novell and Microsoft developers to work together for better interoperability between SUSE and Windows Server. "Located in Cambridge, the 2,500-square-foot lab and workspace will be home to a combined team of the best and brightest Microsoft and Novell engineers focused on making Windows Server and SUSE Linux Enterprise work better together. The first priority for the lab team will be to ensure interoperability between Microsoft and Novell virtualization technologies. Additional work will include standards-based systems management, identity federation and compatibility of office document formats."

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Peer or puppet? by alext · 2007-09-12 05:22 · Score: 4, Interesting

An obvious benchmark to track is the number of changes going into the Windows Server product for compatibility vs. those going into Suse Linux.

If Suse has to make all the running it will be pretty obvious who is wearing the trousers (as we say).