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Saturday, 09 August 2008 07:49 |
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Africa has made great strides in recent times in all areas from politics to economy and gender equality. One of the most visible areas of development and growth has been in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) arena. In less than a decade, the continent has seen the emergence of leaders who grasp the benefits that technology provides. In Nigeria, Uganda, South Africa, Egypt, Ghana etc., more resources are being devoted to the teaching of ICT courses and the encouragement of NGOs to assist in these areas.
At the same time, it is interesting to note the impact Free and Open Source Software is making. We hope to use this medium to track the adoption and use of Free and Open Source Software in Africa and highlight the efforts of those behind the push. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 June 2010 01:58 |
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Microsoft Makes Outlook Tools Open Source |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 20 August 2008 10:11 |
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Microsoft Makes Outlook Tools Open Source
Microsoft is taking more steps to make it easier for enterprise and independent developers to create software that runs on top of its Outlook e-mail file format by releasing a pair of associated tools as open source. The tools are the File Format Software Development Kit (SDK), and the PSF Data Structture View Tool.These tools can help developers build programs including applications for extracting pictures from email folders search archives and upload data to the internet
The company recently released data formats used for its Outlook email client's personal folder to the public.
The code for the two tool sets can be found at codeplex.com according to William Kennedy, the corporate vice president for Office Communications and Forms at Microsoft. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 June 2010 02:15 |
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