The Azure Marketplace can now vend commercial applications meaning that any software application built for Windows (using the VMrole) or through Visual Studio (using the worker role) theoretically can be offered through Windows Azure as well.

FORBES: The Cloud Computing Market Grows Up

For cross-site scripting, which allows an attacker to inject his or her own code into a website, 75% of government-written applications were vulnerable, compared with 67% in the finance industry and 55% of commercial software.

FORBES: Study Confirms The Government Produces The Buggiest Software

Measuring its collection of apps against the standards of the Open Web Application Security Project or OWASP, Veracode found that only 16% of government web applications were secure, compared with 24% of finance industry software and 28% of commercial software.

FORBES: Study Confirms The Government Produces The Buggiest Software