Microsoft extends, simplifies protocol licensing
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Responding to criticism from U.S. antitrust regulators, Microsoft has extended a program that lets third parties license its Windows communications protocols to cover a broader range of systems.
The licensing program, called the Microsoft Communications Protocol Program (MCPP), now covers use of the protocols for certain server-to-server and server-to-non Windows client communications, according to a filing made with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Wednesday. The type of communications were not specified in the filing.