Official suggests both will be unveiled at the next Professional Developers Conference in October.
The tactic is seen as cheaper way for Redmond to acquire the company.
New Web page defines Microsoft's vision for Software Plus Services.
A product line preview is planned for the second half of 2008.
The open source solution provider plans to offer a "comprehensive" SOA product.
Free software is available across 11 countries, tied to academic institutions.
The two companies are planning integration and marketing efforts.
Product extends application performance monitoring to service-oriented architectures.
CTP of database server product is available for download.
Xignite Inc., a provider of component-based financial services software, this month will roll out a hosted offering that will let corporate developers build and share composite .NET-based Web services.
A public beta of Microsoft's solution for developing rich Internet applications is expected soon.
A beta version conversion tool, starting with Microsoft Word, is expected at the end of June.
Most IT professionals have concerns about Windows Vista, a survey found, and many are considering using other operating systems rather than migrate to Microsoft's newest OS.
Colleges will get support from IBM on the use of some open programming tools.
Several key executives step up as head of Web initiatives departs.
Experts described the state of governance, which isn't easy to do but it's really necessary for your SOA effort.
Upcoming framework to add URL routing improvements, blogger said.
Redmond picks up a company and unveils a new SDK for Windows Live development.
E-mails suggest that Microsoft execs had concerns about labeling plans for Vista versions.
Sun Microsystems yesterday announced plans to purchase German software developer innotek, the maker of VirtualBox, a set of open source x86 virtualization tools for home and enterprise users.