VMware has announced two new open-source projects to help enterprise developers create, deploy and manage cloud-native applications. The projects include Project Lightwave and Project Photon.
Project Lightwave is an identity- and access-management project that will add a new layer of container security to cloud-native apps. Project Photon is a lightweight Linux operating system designed for containerized applications. It provides Docker, Garden and rkt support; container security; and flexible versioning and extensibility.
“Used together, these new open-source projects will provide enterprises with the best of both worlds,” said Kit Colbert, vice president and CTO for cloud-native apps at VMware. “Developers benefit from the portability and speed of containerized applications, while IT operations teams can maintain the security and performance required in today’s business environment.”
Microsoft Office Universal apps preview announced
Microsoft has announced that the Office Universal app preview for Windows 10 phones will be available by the end of the month. The Universal apps are designed for tablets and phones in order to provide on-the-go productivity.
“On a tablet, the Universal apps are fast, fluid, and streamlined for an immersive, hands-on experience,” the Microsoft Office team wrote in a blog post. “On a phone, the Universal apps adapt to the smaller form factor.”
Windows 10 is expected to make its debut this summer in 190 countries and 111 languages.
Nokia to return to phones in 2016
Sources in the know on Nokia have told Re/code that the company is planning to make a return to the mobile phone market some time next year.
Under a contract with Microsoft, Nokia can not sell any of its phones until the end of this year, and it can’t license the brand for phones until the third quarter of next year, according to Re/code. But the company is quietly working on making its comeback until then.
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