Editorial Director Eric Lundquist
Editor Debra Donston
Executive Editor, News Michael Hickins
Executive Editor, e WEEK Labs Jason Brooks
Chief Technology Analyst Jim Rapoza
NEWS
Senior News Editor Jeffrey Burt
News Editors John Hazard, John Pallatto
Channel News Editor Sara Driscoll
Senior Editors Jessica Davis, Peter Galli,
Paula Musich, Ryan Naraine,
Darryl K. Taft, Lisa Vaas
Senior Writers Clint Boulton, Renee Boucher
Ferguson, Roy Mark, Chris
Preimesberger
Staff Writers Scott Ferguson, Sharon
Linsenbach, Deborah
Perelman, Brian Prince
Microsoft Watch Editor Joe Wilcox
Knowledge Center Editor Wayne Rash
eWEEK LABS
Technical Director Cameron Sturdevant
Executive Technology Editor Frank Ohlhorst
Senior Analyst Andrew Garcia
Technical Analyst Tiffany Maleshefski
EDITORIAL PRODUCTION
Managing Editor Rick Dagley
Deputy Managing Editor Debra Perry
Copy Chief Jim Williams
Senior Copy Editors Kelsey Adams, Patrick Burke
Copy Editors Vikki Lipset, Heather O’Neill,
Shane O’Neill, Robby Trail
Senior Newsletter Editor Alethea Yip
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CONTENTS
Upf ront COMMENTARY
41 Eric Lundquist: The presidential
ART/MULTIMEDIA
Group Editorial Art Director Stephen Anderson
Art Director Paul Connolly
Senior Production Designer Tara-Ann Fasulo
Senior Designer Chip Buchanan
Designer Brian Moore
4 Technology is in evidence everywhere hopefuls should weigh in on technology.
on Super Tuesday. 42 Jim Rapoza: Despite talk of patent
ANALYSIS reform, it’s still business as usual. 43 Debra Donston: An e WEEK survey finds
9 Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo poses risks. virtualization is meeting expectations.
e WEEK
Group Publisher
Matthew Merkin
14 IBM takes on BI with Cognos in the fold. 44 Joe Wilcox: A Microsoft acquisition of
16 Michael Dell gets his company on track. Yahoo would be bad news.
Marketing
Tia Lambert, Marketing Specialist
Research
Guy Currier, Executive Director
Allan Alter, Editorial Director
Senior Production Manager
18 Microsoft is putting a “D” in “Oslo.” 45 Blog Watch: e WEEK in the blogosphere.
20 Review: Windows Server gets leaner. 54 Spencer F. Katt: For the Grimalkin, the week was something less than Super.
24 ActiveX controls come under scrutiny.
Michael DiCarlis
Group Ad Coordinator
26 Oracle is touting its AIA app integration.
Chris DeNiscia
INTERVIEW
INSIGHT
29 How IT departments can weather
e WEEK editorial staff members can be reached at gloomy economic times.
49 Microsoft software security engineer
Jonathan Ness describes how the company’s SWI unit tackles vulnerabilities.
(781) 938-2600 or (800) 451-1032, or via e-mail using the following convention: name.surname@ 35 Microsoft’s OCS 2007 and Response
ziffdavisenterprise.com. Point take different tacks on IP telephony.
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Frank
Ohlhorst
Tony Friscia
Dennis Gaughan
