On November 1, Microsoft unveiled its software-as-a-service strategy, an effort to provide a more seamless connection between customers and their business and personal data by offering a range of services accessed over the Web by various devices. On November 1, Microsoft unveiled its software-as-a-service strategy, an effort to provide a more seamless connection between customers and their business and personal data by offering a range of services accessed over the Web by various devices. CIO News Alert: Microsoft Unveils Web-based Services In addition to the new plan called Live Software, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates unveiled new services for both Microsoft Windows OS and Office productivity suite, respectively called Windows Live and Office Live, that provide Web-based services separate from the software products to Microsoft customers. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Windows Validates Another Market with OneCare Security Desktop security vendors need to take notice of Microsoft’s comprehensive security utility suite. .Net, Web Services, and the End of the Vendor Era When Microsoft announced .Net, Bill Gates called it a “bet the company thing.” But in the process of becoming far less than Microsoft had dreamed, .Net has become much more than CIOs had hoped for and is pointing the way to a new definition of the CIO role, creating a world in which vendors—including Microsoft—matter less and less. Microsoft Goes All In Redmond is betting CIOs will have to connect their Web services offerings to Office and Windows—a bet Google is willing to call. More Than a Google Reaction? Scott Berinato, author of .Net, Web Services, and the End of the Vendor Era, takes a closer look at the Live Software announcement. Microsoft Goes Live CIO Technology Editor Christopher Lindquist says what’s really interesting here is that the Redmond crew has done it again—identified a sea change and turned its lumbering ship around on a dime by grabbing someone else’s rudder. Memo to Microsoft: Make Vista a Web Service, Too CIO’s Publisher Gary Beach was sitting in a tedious conference session when he though: What if Microsoft introduces its Windows Vista operating system as “openVista,” where they provide the code base for Windows Vista for all to see?*Podcast: Listen to Gary Beach’s “openVista” idea. The “Are You Ready for Web Services?” Quiz Building Web services is not simply about buying technology. Nor is it just about defining business needs. Introducing Web services to your enterprise demands a deep understanding of your business culture and processes. Think you’re ready? Take this quiz and find out for sure. Related content feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 Quantum Computing Data and Information Security feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management opinion Four questions for a casino InfoSec director By Beth Kormanik Sep 21, 2023 3 mins Media and Entertainment Industry Events Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe