Microsoft Corp. yesterday announced the release to manufacturing of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, the industry’s most complete information platform for managing, accessing and delivering information. SQL Server 2008 R2 will be available to customers in early May through Microsoft’s distribution and partner channels. To celebrate the release, Microsoft, in collaboration with the Professional Association [...]

Stonesoft, an innovative provider of integrated network security and business continuity solutions, has identified five ways that organizations can improve cloud computing security. This announcement comes on the heels of recent research released from Gartner, Inc. citing that 60 percent of virtualized servers will be less secure than the physical servers they replace through 2012 [...]

Building a customer relationship management (CRM) strategy is a unique process for each organization that nevertheless should always involve three key steps, according to Gartner, Inc. The three steps needed to create a successful CRM strategy are: setting the destination; auditing the current situation; and mapping the journey to the destination. “A CRM strategy cannot [...]