Microsoft hailed its source code sharing initiative with academic institutions on Monday, saying a recent collaboration has added next-generation Internet technology to one of the software giant's products.
Microsoft said Britain's Lancaster University helped Microsoft include IPv6, a new set of standards that deals with an increasing number of devices connected to the Internet, into an upcoming upgrade of its Windows CE operating system embedded into mobile devices.
"By expanding our shared source initiative...we've seen growing activity in our academic relations," Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates told more than 300 researchers gathered at Microsoft's Redmond, Wash. headquarters.
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