A technology analyst is taking Microsoft to task for its claims that Windows Server 2003 is much more secure than its predecessor, and he claims the numbers back up his talk. It all started earlier this week when Microsoft"s chief software architect Bill Gates released a letter touting his company"s security efforts. Gates claimed that Windows Server 2003 is much more secure than its predecessor.
"The security development processes we instituted prior to releasing Windows Server 2003 last year are a prime example of where this [security] effort is showing results," wrote Gates in the letter released Wednesday. "The number of "critical" or "important" security bulletins issued for Windows Server 2003, compared to Windows 2000 Server, dropped from 40 to 9 in the first 320 days each product was on the market," Gates claimed. But Joe Wilcox, an analyst with Jupiter Research"s Microsoft Monitor, says he counts things a little differently. "Mr. Gates and I must have a different way of counting," Wilcox said.