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To: rudedog who wrote (171575)	11/14/2002 4:53:00 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 176387

Microsoft focuses on security CTO outlines multiple challenges By Mike Tarsala, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 7:18 PM ET Nov. 13, 2002 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (CBS.MW) -- Microsoft's top technology executive said Wednesday that the company is spending a significant share of its research and development budget on beefing up software security. Chief Technology Officer Craig Mundie said during an appearance on the company's Silicon Valley campus that both Microsoft and its customers must pay the cost for the next few years of finding ways to cut down on hackers, viruses, spam and computer privacy invasions. "Security is going to cost some money," Mundie said. "It isn't free. Even if we wrote perfect software, it couldn't protect things adequately from evolving attacks." One example of the new push for security is the souped-up MSN Instant Messaging service designed for companies and their customers. MSN Messenger Connect will log instant messages within a company to help meet the regulatory requirements imposed on financial services companies and others. The service will also plug a big source of information leaks, Mundie said. "People don't really trust the use of instant messages inside companies," Mundie said. "It's an uncontrolled message path." Microsoft plans to charge $2 per user per month for the corporate MSN service, expected to debut in February. Mundie also briefly mentioned Palladium, a broader security project Microsoft started more than three years ago to better identify where computer messages originate. Microsoft has said it hopes to have the technology built into computers with in a few years. "Today there is no strong security guarantee about the machine you interact with, what software it runs, and the person interacting with that machine," Mundie said. He didn't offer any additional details of the new initiative. He displayed a timeline of broad security goals for Microsoft over the next eight years, including better email controls, "opt-out" privacy services, and software for managing the licensing rights to digital information. He added that Microsoft and the rest of the technology industry may need third parties to verify the security of products, comparing it to the role Underwriters Laboratories plays in certifying the safety of electrical appliances. Microsoft (MSFT: news, chart, profile) shares finished Wednesday at $55.37, up 86 cents, or 1.8 perecent. _________________________________________ Mike Tarsala is a San Francisco-based reporter for CBS.MarketWatch.com.

To: rudedog who wrote (171575)	11/14/2002 4:53:52 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

<<...I would also expect DELL to leverage their cost advantage in volume servers by dressing those up as "appliances" to do specialized jobs...>> It sure would NOT surprise me at all...;-) regards, -Scott btw, what's your sense about when corporate IT spending will kick in again...? I am sensing that things are firming up in some sectors and companies are gaining visibility and confidence about the future. Much of the 'mission critical' spending may continue BUT a tremendous amount of the elective upgrades in hardware and software have been delayed.