Microsoft is acquiring software development platform Teamprise in an effort to open up its Visual Studio suite to developers working on operating systems including Unix, Linux and Mac OS. The deal will see Teamprise's client suite integrated into Visual Studio 2010, which is currently available to trial in beta mode.
Visual Studio is a set of tools designed to let developers build web applications and services. It also offers a development environment for a range of Microsoft products, including Office, Windows Mobile and Windows Server.
Many regard Microsoft as a champion of closed, not open development. But Teamprise, a subsidiary of Sourcegear, allows developers who use open source Eclipse Foundation development tools, or who run multiple operating systems, to build apps using Microsoft's Visual Studio Team Foundation Server.
Microsoft says integrating Teamprise's technology with its own "will enable developers to use a single tool to overcome core development challenges". The software giant claims the tool will combat the fact that app development for number of different environments has often required developers to use different toolsets.
"We know our customers face daily challenges with management, collaboration and development in heterogeneous environments," says SVP of Microsoft's developer division, S Somasegar. "With the acquisition of the Teamprise assets, we’re taking a step forward on this journey, providing customers with a viable cross-platform development solution that will help produce business results more quickly."
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