just ensures that the unscrupulous companies that are . . . violating people's privacy [through secret monitoring] are reined in.

Securing the 'endpoints' of a corporate network is a challenge that affects all enterprises. Companies are looking for integrated offerings that can both protect the network and ensure that endpoints are compliant with security policies. This acquisition will give customers a complete endpoint compliance solution while helping to reduce complexity and cost.

Thy friend has a friend, and thy friend's friend has a friend; be discreet

We immediately contacted the Rhode Island CIO and the Secret Service and the credit card-issuing companies to flag those accounts so they could be monitored for possible fraudulent activity.

What we're talking about are interoperable security credentials, ... You need to create a bridge to support a heterogeneous environment, and that's something Microsoft doesn't do.

We've felt for sometime that IM is next big wave. If you claim to offer a total messaging solution, you have to have a solution for IM.