'Moonlight' heads to beta
Microsoft and Novell said Tuesday that they are nearly ready with a beta version of Moonlight--a mizuno wave running shoes Firefox add-on that allows Silverlight content to play on Linux PCs.
The software is being announced as the companies tout the second anniversary of their peace deal. mizuno soccer shoes >
Work on Moonlight began in May 2007 and an alpha version was shown a month later. Novell's Miguel De Icaza, who is heading the Moonlight effort, said on his blog last week that th cheap mizuno running shoes e beta version should be out within days.
The move helps Microsoft in its effort to position Silverlight as a rival to Adobe's Flash. Flash already runs on Linux and is installed on an overwhelming p mizuno running shoe ercentage of PCs. Both Flash and Silverlight also run on Macs.
Silverlight's biggest early win was Microsoft's deal with NBC that saw the technology used to power the video on NBCOlympics.com. Silverlight s mizuno mens running shoes uffered a blow earlier this week when Major League Baseball said it was switching to a Flash-only player for the 2009 season.
In addition to the Moonlight announcement, Novell is releasing a managemen mizuno running shoes wave rider t pack that plugs in to Microsoft's System Center product that will allow IT managers to more easily oversee mixed deployments of Suse Linux and Windows.
As for the broader work between the two mizuno inspire running shoes companies, they now have more than 200 joint customers, said Susan Heystee, Novell's general manager global strategic alliances. That's up from fewer than 70 customers at the end of the first year.
mizuno wave inspire running shoes "That really goes to the value proposition and the focus we've really had around interoperability," Heystee said. "Many of these companies are deploying Linux and windows in their data centers."
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See also:
• MLB.com drops Silverlight for Adobe Flash
• Adobe bringing full-fledged Flash to phones
During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried has changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. These days, most of her attention is focused on Microsoft. E-mail Ina. Topics: Microsoft Tags: Microsoft, Novell, Microsoft-Novell, Moonlight Share: Digg Del.icio.us Reddit Facebook Twitter
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