New research indicates that enterprises will continue to grapple with long lists of dangerous software vulnerabilities during 2007, with <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2088851,00.asp?kc=EWEWEMNL013107EP30C">experts at IBM predicting continued growth</A> in the number of flaws found in popular products over the next twelve months. According to a report published by IBM's ISS (Internet Security Systems) X-Force research team on Jan. 30, the group observed just under 7,250 vulnerabilities during calendar 2006, which breaks down to an average of 20 new software flaws being isolated every day, and represents a 40 percent increase over the number of vulnerabilities discovered during 2005.