| Microsoft again delays identity management server Microsoft is again delaying the release of the anticipated upgrade to its Identity Lifecycle Manager 2.0 software that has been years in development. Rogue SharePoint sites pose security menace Gartner estimates that 30% of SharePoint servers are rogue deployments, launched by business managers without the IT department's knowledge. Rogue deployments are not likely to be very secure, Gartner warns. A Better Windows World tools library Barrett: Well here we are at 128 Tools! We certainly have come a long way since I started out here at Network World. I appreciate all the suggestions, comments, and even the derogatory rants (actually, those are my favorites). Here is the latest library update to help make your world A Better Windows World. 10 operating systems the world left behind You're not really supposed to love an operating system. It's like your car's hydraulic system, your digestive system or the global financial system. It's supposed to do its job -- and not get in your way while you're doing yours. Microsoft sees growing SaaS opportunity among SMBs 2009 will be the year SMBs start adopting software as a service (SaaS) in earnest, presenting an opportunity for Microsoft and other vendors to offer services to them despite the economic recession, according to a Microsoft survey. Sipera gear protects Microsoft OCS when used in unified communications At VoiceCon Orlando next week, Sipera will announce that its unified communications security gear supports Microsoft Office Communications Server, enabling businesses to safely extend OCS to telecommuters and business partners. Microsoft Exchange service providers merge Managed service providers Azaleos and M3Technology have merged their operations around remote management of Microsoft Exchange. IE 8 released, made available on Web Microsoft Thursday released Internet Explorer 8, the next version of its Web browser that includes a number of corporate features, including tools to customize and control the software via centralized policies. Internet Explorer 8: What You Need to Know Internet Explorer 8 is moving out of beta: The final version will be available today at noon ET. The new browser is packed with new features and improved security features, and early reviews and impressions have been largely positive. Standards Compliant IE8 + IE7 Compatibility Mode: Blessing or Curse? Blogger Mitchell Ashley opins abuot Microsoft heralding IE8 as the first standards compliant browser. But IE 8 has to live in a world that isn’t fully web standards compliant, partly because of IE ’s own non-compliant and “unique feature” past sins. Implementation of web coding standards seem about as precise as many network protocols; the details, like the devil (as they say), are in the details of vendors’ implementations. Microsoft proud of its first 'post-Gates' OS, Ballmer says Windows 7 is the first Microsoft OS developed away from the watchful eye of Bill Gates, and the technical leaders who built it had to adjust to life at the company without its cofounder and former chief software architect, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday. Ballmer Is Right: Mac Users Do Pay Dearly for Apple Logo Steve Ballmer is trash-talking Apple again. No surprise there, as Microsoft's famously loud-mouthed CEO has taken plenty of swings at Cupertino over the years, such as when he snickered at the iPhone back in 2007. Ballmer's most recent shot came Thursday at the McGraw-Hill Companies' Media Summit New York, where Ballmer was interviewed via Webcast by BusinessWeek editor-in-chief Stephen Adler. 10 IE Browser Settings for Safer Surfing Ask a room full of security practitioners for a list of security settings that'll make Internet Explorer (IE) safe to use and you'll either hear laughter or advice to get a new browser like Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Safari or Google Chrome. Microsoft turning into an open source company? Microsoft Subnet Blogger Mitchell Ashley questions Microsoft's actions these days. The company is embarking on two new strategies: be the web platform and cozying up to open source, from Linux right up to and including open source apps. This is the Microsoft equivalent of Apple moving to an Intel hardware platform. CWA doesn't play by the rules Alex Lewis, in his Windows into Silicon Valley blog, writes: Jens (JTR) Rasmussen posted a great explanation of the unexpected behavior for CWA and phone number normalization rules. Put simply, CWA doesn't always play by the rules! Enter for a Microsoft training giveaway from New Horizons
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