Microsoft makes Unix changes
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft plans to build more Unix features into future versions of its Windows Server operating system and cease work on its separate Services For Unix product.
Historically, Microsoft has provided, in a package known as Services For Unix, software tools to help companies integrate their Windows and Unix machines. At one time, the software giant charged for Services For Unix, but early last year the company made the tools free for Windows customers.
Microsoft plans to include some of those features in Windows Server 2003 R2, an update to the server OS due at the end of this year. At the same time, the company said it is not planning any further releases of the standalone Services For Unix product.