Come hell or high courts, Microsoft Corp. will completely overhaul its software over the next two years in an effort to mold Windows into a platform for the Internet, the company said last month.
Heeding the criticism of its new all-encompassing security clamp for Outlook, Microsoft Corp. will now add a set of tools that lets enterprise users customize security settings for the e-mail client.
Looking to smash the Microsoft Corp. monopoly in the same way it did AT&T Corp. 16 years ago, the Department of Justice and 19 states as expected last month asked U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson to split Microsoft into two competing companies.
Before IT executives can realize the benefits of an enterprise directory infrastructure, they will have to clean up their glut of directories and devise a plan to integrate what remains into a logical whole.
IT executives who have been eyeing Linux as an alternative operating system for enterprise servers are beginning to see more diverse options emerge from the open-source arena.