In what is being called a “major shift in the company’s business practices,” Microsoft announced in a conference call Thursday that it would open up and share some of its business secrets with other software companies, including its competitors. [...]

Mozilla Messaging, the new mail focused subsidiary of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation, announced Monday that it has begun operations.
Mozilla Messaging will initially work towards developing Thunderbird 3, which Mozilla says will “deliver significant improvements, notably integrated calendaring, better search and enhancements to the overall user experience.”
Like the free, open source web browser Firefox, Thunderbird is [...]