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Microsoft continues security focus with recent acquisition

23-May-2006

Tags: Portals and Content Integration, Implementation, SharePoint 2010

Last week Microsoft acquired privately-held Whale Communications in "a move designed to help enterprises tame the security problems caused by proliferating Web applications." The acquisition gives Microsoft access to application optimizers that try to inspect and analyze data being input into Web applications. As Enterprise Portal Report, readers know, security is not exactly a strength of the current version of Microsoft SharePoint. Of course many changes lie ahead for the new version, including security improvements. Prospective buyers and existing SharePoint licensees will want to plan and test carefully.

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