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For some time now, I’ve been extolling the advantages of Microsoft on the security front. I’ve specifically mentioned the SDL as well as our threat modeling and security response capabilities in previous posts. Some of you may still be skeptical and that’s OK, but I ran across this on the Partner Portal the other day and thought it would great to share with you in case you hadn’t run across it yourself. As you’ll notice from the subtitle below, this is Customer Ready stuff, so please feel free to share this with them as they make strategic platform choices in the days ahead. I hope, if you’re still one of the skeptics, or even if you’re not, that you’ll read some of these yourself (if necessary) to refresh on what all Microsoft is doing and has done on the security front to make sure that our platform not only delivers the security you need and deserve. And, I’m hoping you also see and understand why I’ve been saying that we’re also a great, if not the best, security bet going forward for you and your customers.
Partner Sales Resources
Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle To-Customer White Papers
Get insight into the Security Development Lifecycle that has made Microsoft products more secure. Reassure your customers by giving them an inside peek into how we make sure their software isn’t vulnerable to attack.
Before I close this, as a Partner Learning Advisor for security (my new role), I want to give you a head’s-up about some key changes in Microsoft’s security marketing strategy. You should have already seen or heard some “buzz” around what we’re calling “Business Ready Security”; if not, might I suggest you Bing that phrase (or just take this link if you want to do it now: Microsoft's Business Ready Security strategy). What you’ll notice is that we’re trying to take the whole notion of “security” to the next level – it’s not just about firewalls and/or malware protection any more, but about a much more holistic approach that encompasses identity management and access control in addition to the malware and networking stuff. On this page you’ll also find updated info on “Stirling” and Geneva” (no, I’m not going to tell you what they are, I’m going to encourage you to go the site and see for yourself <smile>), as well as other new stuff such as Forefront Identity Manager. As you likely know, Microsoft if the ONLY provider that can give you highly integrated,compatible, business-ready protection across the entire security spectrum, from anti-malware on the client, to “identity lifecycle management” in the datacenter. Please take some time to educate yourself on the Microsoft security story.
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Microsoft Wave
In case you hadn’t heard about this, our friends in the UK have put up a new online site to show off the "cool" software and hardware Microsoft develops; including Live Mesh, Photosynth, pptPlex, Songsmith, WorldWide Telescope, AutoCollage, DeepZoom, Tag, Surface, Xbox Project Natal and some Xbox games. Of course, one of my favs is the Arc mouse (in the hardware tab), if you haven’t seen or tried this little beauty, I would encourage you to do so. I started using one of these a while back and liked it so much, I talked the powers that be into getting them for give-aways at the OEM/SB events I did last year. I have given away plenty of these and have never found anyone yet who didn’t like the Arc mouse. Live Mesh is cool if you regularly need to synch multiple computing devices. Perhaps you’ll find something else on this site that will become your favorite “recommend”. Enjoy!!