Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Donates To Open Source

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has contributed its Biology Project to open
source. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Donates To Open Source It has been
reported that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has contributed its .Net Bio
project to the Outercurve Foundation's Research Accelerators Gallery. The
Outercurve Foundation is a software IP management and project development
governance organization for open-source efforts. Net Bio is a language-neutral,
reusable .NET library and API that supports the development of applications for
bioinformatics research, and it is the fourth project contributed to the
gallery. Tony Hey, an Outercurve board member and corporate vice president of
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Research Connections, said that, "As part
of the Outercurve Foundation, .Net Bio project committers will have the
resources and community participation to support more complex and very large
plant genomes by working with universities and consortia around the world. The
project brings a strong history of consistent and dedicated community management
to the Outercurve Foundation". Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares are
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