"The fact that we can make our products interoperate with other products creates a better user experience," said Chris Sharp, Microsoft's general manager for server and tools for Asia-Pacific.
Microsoft launched Port25 (http://port25.technet.com) earlier last month at LinuxWorld in Boston. The portal aims to provide information about Microsoft's interoperability efforts with Linux and open-source, anchored on its own 'Linux Labs' based in Redmond, Washington.