| Microsoft Corporation http://www.microsoft.com Microsoft Corporation is an American-based multinational computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, its best selling products are the Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software. | |
| Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/ Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- The Network is the Computer -- Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development and open source leadership. | |
| Open Source Initiative http://www.opensource.org/ Open source is a development method for software that harnesses the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process. The promise of open source is better quality, higher reliability, more flexibility, lower cost, and an end to predatory vendor lock-in. | |