Security and Interoperability

Section covers security and identity management products such as antivirus and antispyware software; the Internet Security and Acceleration Server firewall and caching software; Identity Integration Server; and interoperability products such as Services for Unix.

Microsoft continues to expand and firm up its line of security products, particularly products for malicious software protection. Meanwhile, its interoperability efforts have increasingly focused on Unix in general and Linux in particular, in response to server market shifts.

(For a graphical overview of recent and upcoming security, identity management, and backup products, see the illustration “Security and Interoperability Overview“.)

Malicious Software Protection

Microsoft’s is expanding its products for protection from malicious software (malware), including viruses and spyware, over the next two to three years. Like other antimalware vendors, Microsoft will offer separate product lines for consumers versus large organizations.