Prepare to raise a skeptical eyebrow...


Subject: Prepare to raise a skeptical eyebrow...
From: Justin Dieters (enderak@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:36:56 AKST


Gates makes security top focus
BY KRISTI HEIM AND ELISE ACKERMAN
Mercury News

Following a string of embarrassing security glitches, Microsoft Chairman
Bill Gates this week announced a major strategy shift to focus on
security and privacy and restore confidence in the company's software.

Gates called on employees to make a fundamental change in the way they
think about developing products, emphasizing security over new
functions. In a memo to employees Tuesday afternoon, Gates outlined his
``Trustworthy Computing'' philosophy, calling it ``more important than
any other part of our work.''

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Full story here:
http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/svtop/ms011702.htm

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