SharePoint add-ons offer tantalizing system tweaks; open source surprises; Microsoft admits it copied Plurk

Microsoft legally promises not to sue open source developers; From the White House to Microsoft, open source shined in '09 Microsoft Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by 3COM The Power of Unified Resource Management Get the network performance, reliability and agility that are critical to your company's success with a unified resource management platform. Effectively manage not just your network but the applications, services and users the network enables. Gain full, end-to-end network visibility by selecting the right resource management platform. Learn more Spotlight Story SharePoint add-ons offer tantalizing system tweaks SharePoint 2010 won't come until next year, but third-party vendors have add-ons available now that sharply enhance the feature set of the existing versions of the popular Microsoft server application. 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