Software development
Microsoft buys Github
According to the news agency Bloomberg, Microsoft is strengthening its commitment to the open source sector with the acquisition of the software development platform GitHub.
Microsoft has been rumored to have had its eye on the online service GitHub, which is particularly important for the open source community, for several years, and now the US news service Bloomberg reports that the deal has been closed. According to its information, the two companies are said to have agreed on the terms of a takeover at the beginning of June 2018. The purchase from Microsoft is expected to be officially confirmed shortly. Further details on the terms of the takeover were not disclosed. However, financial experts assume a purchase price of around USD 5 billion in view of GitHub's enterprise value, which was already estimated at over USD 2 billion in 2015.
GitHub is a web-based service for collaborative software development and management, whose special feature is the version management system that gives it its name, Git. With interaction functions similar to a social network, it makes it easier for developers to deal with forks and merges of different development branches of a project. GitHub claims to be used by almost 30 million software developers and manages more than 80 million code repositories. Several large tech companies such as IBM, Google, SAP and Microsoft itself also use the service in their software development.
You might also be interested in
Growth opportunities through openness to sources
Tech companies like Microsoft are leading the way: Open source software and the release of important algorithms and frameworks are intended to accelerate the pace of innovation and systematically expand their own ecosystems. An open source strategy...
read more...Your own robot OS
At SPS IPC Drives 2018, Microsoft is showcasing its own version of the robot operating system ROS. This enables companies to develop robotics applications that run on Windows and harmonize with Azure services.
read more...From the chip to the Microsoft cloud
IT is becoming a driver of growth and productivity in the manufacturing industry: reason enough for Microsoft to take part in the most important automation trade fair with its own stand. Included: solutions relating to the OPC UA connection to the...
read more...What the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update brings
Microsoft has been distributing the 'Windows 10 Fall Creators Update' since today. Microsoft is focusing primarily on the new 3D features.
read more...Out for Windows Phone
The current head of Windows declares the "end" of Windows Mobile 10 on smartphones. The market share of Microsoft's operating system on smartphones recently fell to less than one percent.
read more...'Digital workers' are ready for industrial use
IFS Loops introduces its new agent-based AI platform that can deploy ten 'digital workers' to accelerate industrial processes.
read more...Administer and update devices with one tool
Increasing customer expectations and cyber security requirements make continuous software updates essential in automation technology. Grossenbacher Systeme offers a cloud portal application for this with the 'Grossenbacher Update Tool (GUT)'.
read more...Real-time support for field operations
'Getac Assist' is a robust remote solution from Getac with features for knowledge transfer, remote guidance, inspection, training, security and compliance.
read more...Conveyor technology in the picking and packing process
Complex intralogistics processes become a challenge when not only the pure conveying of parcels, packages, unit loads or load carriers has to be ensured, but also picking, sealing and packing have to be integrated into the process.
read more...