LAURENU2
03-05-2008, 04:39 PM
Is Microsoft's 'Singularity' the OS of the future?
Microsoft's TechFest internal science fair wasn't just about social networking and telescopes.
The company also discussed new technology closer to its roots: an operating system kernel concept called "Singularity" intended as a showcase for some cutting-edge computer science.
The software isn't the next version of Windows or a reheated DOS. It's a prototype of an operating system intended for computer science research that Microsoft said demonstrates the possibilities for software that is more dependable and secure than contemporary OSes (yes, that includes Windows).
Read more here
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9886184-7.html?part=dht&tag=nl.e703
Microsoft's TechFest internal science fair wasn't just about social networking and telescopes.
The company also discussed new technology closer to its roots: an operating system kernel concept called "Singularity" intended as a showcase for some cutting-edge computer science.
The software isn't the next version of Windows or a reheated DOS. It's a prototype of an operating system intended for computer science research that Microsoft said demonstrates the possibilities for software that is more dependable and secure than contemporary OSes (yes, that includes Windows).
Read more here
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9886184-7.html?part=dht&tag=nl.e703