HP, Microsoft reaffirm .NET ties
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Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft on Monday tightened their partnership to promote the latter's .NET software initiative. HP will continue to add new features to Microsoft's Visual Studio.NET development toolset in particular, the two companies said in a statement. HP will pursue tools and professional services to bridge incompatible .NETt and Java-based programming systems, the company said. It will also strengthen Web services management and tools for high-end computing within Visual Studio.NET.
"Our tools will allow a wide variety of developers to design and develop manageability into applications and Web services upfront, ultimately increasing the value of those software offerings," Mike Rank, general manager of HP's Developer Resources Organization, said in a statement.