CIOs are increasingly leading change in the enterprise
IT staff and executive positions are safe for now, Computer Economics study concludes
One "critical," one "important" fix
Could arrive in first quarter of next year
Office users soon will be able to open, create, and edit files using "lightweight" hosted versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote
No specific ship date announced
Microsoft is evolving its strategy for relational data services in the cloud
Despite growth in overall IT staffing across such functions as database administration and application development, staffing levels for security pros have been in steady decline over the last three years
Keynote touches on new service-based OS, Windows Azure
New Lotus Notes Hosted Messaging service will compete with Google GMail and Microsoft Exchange Online
Weaknesses in server service mechanisms could allow for remote code execution