Now that Microsoft Security Essentials is generally available to consumers in 19 countries, we’ve had a chance to go over the data, and there are some very interesting results.

I don’t know whether MS Security Essentials is a replacement for Live OneCare but I wouldn’t worry about it. I was on the beta for Security Essentials and frankly, I won’t recommend it to my clients. It may be a fine antivirus but I don’t like its updating mechanism since it doesn’t follow industry-standard procedure but rather uses Windows Update instead

In somewhat stealth mode, Microsoft Security Essentials, or MSE, posted a new upgrade on Connect today. If it wasn’t for the eagle eye of Emil over at Ars Technica, we would never have noticed

Microsoft’s System Center Essentials (SCE) platform combines the functionality of two large-scale Microsoft management solutions—Windows Server Update Services and System Center Operations Manager—in a package designed for smaller environments. Learn how Greg Shields TechNet Magazine September 2009