Microsoft is a business in flux. Amid a organizational restructuring and seismic shift in product image, Microsoft_is now finding itself_attempting to shed_it's 90's and early 2000's Draconian proprietary image. The company is cautiously releasing .NET code to the open source world as well as embracing more leveraged standards and regulations. As Microsoft continues to chart is future course with Windows, Office and cloud infrastructures, these standards and regulations become increasing priorities in their efforts to maintain a high level of privacy and data security.