Shifts in employment show disparity between access policies and actual practice
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Release includes performance and feature enhancements and support for the Open Virtualization Format specification
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Firms are porting more applications to Linux at the expense of Unix and other legacy platforms to save money as never before
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Company attribues delay to customer requests for interoperability with third-party security packages
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Provides updates but no new features
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft will permit Windows 7 Professional edition downgrades to Windows XP Professional
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft didn't want price to be a barrier to  SharePoint users
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
    
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Helps enterprise IT departments adopt and manage cloud-based services
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Online service enables testing of incoming e-mail traffic to Microsoft Exchange Server
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Company announces new services capability, additional support for developers working on embedded systems
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft official argues company has made significant progress while defending its right to enforce patents
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IT security pros prepare for malicious worm
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Major upgrade expands VMware support, Open Storage integration, and Active Directory support
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Enterprises prefer Windows XP over Vista by wide margin; over 60 percent of IE users still on version 6