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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Microsoft's security, identity integration plan dragging

The U.S. Patriot Act has an impact on cloud security; Microsoft Security Essentials Launches Tuesday
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Microsoft's security, identity integration plan dragging

Microsoft executives say the company's ambitious plan to integrate security and identity software is progressing slower than hoped but that the foundation for the work will be set early next year. Read full story

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