Saturday, February 23, 2008

Microsoft opens up its Treasure Chest

Microsoft has finally opened up their "treasure" chest. Microsoft has started a protocols program under which they are releasing loads and loads of Microsoft documentation.

From their website

"The Microsoft Protocol Programs foster innovation and interoperability by offering partners access to Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, the 2007 Microsoft Office release, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 protocols for use on any platform. These programs enable and encourage a vibrant development community and support it with customer service. The result will be smarter, interoperable products that can be released in coordination with Microsoft product releases."

All the documents are available in PDF format.

The following document gives a roadmap for ploughing through the documents. [MS-DOCO]: Windows Protocols Documentation Roadmap

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