That way, they can minimize software development needs while still offering variety, which could defend against cyberattacks targeted at a specific type of software platform.
Small businesses can also minimize risk by restricting employee access to sensitive company or customer data and by keeping software and operating systems current to defend against the latest malware and viruses.
Under pressure to defend its enormous Windows franchise from challenges by mobile devices running software from Google and Apple, Microsoft outlined plans for a Windows App Store Tuesday in San Francisco.
That's why following Smith into the hearing are a cluster of six technology firms to defend the documentation as "useful and helpful" in creating software that can jive with Microsoft's products.
Paul Walland, one of the computer scientists behind the software, told the event that politicians would even be able to break into conversations to defend policies or pose questions.