Microsoft To Enter Enterprise Security Market

Beleaguered OS maker Microsoft, now having entered the security and anti-vulnerability for the consumer market, is setting its sights higher. They are aiming to convince skeptical System Administrators all around the world to adapt their products and to convince businesses that it is the solution to, not the source of, their security woes. They have therefore unveiled Forefront, a single brand that encompasses updated and upcoming security products aimed at businesses.

The moves are part of Microsoft’s attempt to expand its business and tap new revenue sources, analysts said. Under the Forefront plan, the brand-new Microsoft Client Protection product, now in beta will be sold as Forefront Client Security for PCs and servers. In addition, updates of Antigen for Exchange and Antigen for SharePoint will also carry the Forefront banner, Microsoft said. Antigen for Instant Messaging and the ISA Server firewall and Web caching software are also in the Forefront group.