The arrival of Microsoft's new upgrade is having a ripple effect on the industry, as software companies scramble to capitalize on new opportunities... The release of any new version of Windows is disruptive... Corporate IT departments must verify that their favorite programs still work. Perhaps the toughest job, however, faces the thousands of independent software vendors (ISVs) whose livelihoods depend on turning out products that work with Windows. BusinessWeek February 22, 2007.