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Security tools ready for Vista launch
January 17, 2007
It might be the most secure version of Windows yet, but Vista will still require outside help in protecting against common cyberthreats.
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Microsoft sets Vista meeting with security firms
October 19, 2006
Powwow to discuss how to let security companies use core components of some versions of the Windows OS.
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Most security tools not quite ready for Vista
November 30, 2006
Microsoft's Windows update for businesses is out, but only one of the major security providers has protection available for it.
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Gartner: Vista antitrust tweaks to take years
October 20, 2006
Analyst firm says changes to the 64-bit version of the OS update could also cause compatibility trouble in the interim.
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Security firms skeptical about Vista shift
October 13, 2006
Rivals reserve judgment on Microsoft's promise of changes to allay competitive concerns over security features.
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Rivals skirmish with Microsoft over Vista security
September 19, 2006
Competitors say they should be able replace a Windows feature that tells people about the security status of their PC.
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Week in review: See Vista in your future?
February 16, 2007
Consumer version of Vista generated relatively slow sales during first week on store shelves, but PC sales got a boost.
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Microsoft changes Vista over antitrust concerns
October 13, 2006
Company revises several features in Vista in response to concerns raised by antitrust officials.
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Chills at Microsoft's security huddle
July 24, 2006
Microsoft has quietly held meetings with top antivirus researchers for almost 10 years, but there's some unease now that Redmond is a rival.
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Microsoft shares draft of Vista security hooks
December 21, 2006
Interfaces are meant to help security software makers create products that work with kernel protection features in Windows Vista.
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Security rivals shut out of Microsoft meeting
October 19, 2006
An online meeting to discuss Windows Vista changes crashed shortly after it started, leaving Symantec and McAfee in the dark.
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Windows kernel protection expected to break soon
October 12, 2006
PatchGuard, a Microsoft technology to protect Windows, will be hacked sooner rather than later, an expert predicts.
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Week in review: Vista furor
October 20, 2006
Microsoft's Vista is still months away from formal release, but the next version of Windows is already raising the hackles of many consumers.
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Windows defense handcuffs good guys
August 10, 2006
Microsoft's PatchGuard is designed to keep out malicious code, but security firms say it just keeps them at bay.
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European rivals turn wary eye on Microsoft
September 28, 2006
With Netscape's fate in mind, small European security firms are trying to gauge Microsoft's impact on their business.
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