For businesses, it's slow going with Windows XP SP2

crn.com | at | by Mike

Despite the promise that Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 2 release will make PCs more secure, many businesses haven't even begun deploying it. One analyst warns that if companies don't pick up the pace of SP2 rollouts, they could face financial exposure if their computers are compromised without it.

Microsoft made SP2 available to business customers via download on Aug. 9, and by the end of the month, company officials said more than 1 million copies of the superpatch had been downloaded by businesses and many more by consumers.