Microsoft planeia adquirir FrontBrige Technologies

Se não podes vencê-los, compra-os!
A Microsoft continua com a sua estratégia de adquirir empresas que possam complementar a sua linha de produtos. Poupa-se ao trabalho (e despesa) de desenvolver tecnologia que outros já fazem e bem.
O último visado foi a FrontBridge Technologies, uma empresa com algumas soluções bastante interessantes ao nível da compliance, segurança e continuidade.

"With this acquisition, Microsoft will deliver a service for enforcing compliance through archiving, minimizing spam and viruses, and ensuring e-mail availability in the case of a disaster.
[...]The planned acquisition of FrontBridge Technologies will play a key role in Microsoft’s strategy to help customers be more secure and better protect their messaging infrastructure while complying with mandatory regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and regulations that affect financial services companies such as SEC 17A and NASD 3010 and 3011."

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