Microsoft, Library of Congress agree to $3 million Silverlight deal
Microsoft and the Library of Congress have reached a deal where the Library of Congress will use Silverlight on their new website. In exchange, Microsoft will provide a $3 million grant in technology and services.
The grant will be used to enhance online accessibility and interactivity as well as to bring Vista-powered kiosks to the library to highlight featured documents.
What is Silverlight?
From the Silverlight website, “Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for developing the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.”
Basically, Silverlight is Microsoft’s answer to Adobe’s Flash and Flex, giving developers the ability to create a web application once and know that it will work the same on Windows and Mac (no official Linux support, but it should be coming).
[Via Ars Technica]
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