'Trustworthiness' still a goal for Microsoft
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January 15, 2005 -- a Saturday -- will almost certainly pass quietly on the bucolic Redmond, Washington, campus of Microsoft Corp. But for those in the field of information technology security, who often make a sport of following the company's struggles to secure its products, the date is certain to attract some notice: it's the third anniversary of a now-famous internal Microsoft e-mail dubbed the "Trustworthy Computing" memo.ADVERTISEMENTSBC Case Study: Crate & BarrelWhat sold them on improving their network? A system that could cut management costs from the get-go. Find out more.
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When it comes to exhorting its hordes of hardware vendors to get their drivers right with new versions of its Windows operating system, Microsoft looks less like an iron-fisted ruler and more like a beleaguered parent.
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According to Microsoft&#39;s Trustworthy Computing Group, the software giant&#39;s latest operating system is far more secure than competing platforms -- or even previous Windows iterations.
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com November 15, 2004, 5:16 PM PT. Security continues to hold steady over software as the third top IT priority, with organizations busy coping with cyber threats, keeping up with software
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Microsoft Corp. is starting to ramp up distribution of its massive security update for the Windows XP operating system, but analysts say they still expect the company to move at a relatively slow pace to avoid widespread glitches.
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A major milestone approaches on Microsoft's document standards gambit but participants say that a final resolution won't happen any time soon.
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Europe's latest shot across Microsoft's bow shouldn't faze investors.
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Pushing Windows Vista SP1's release into 2008 won't be the end of the world for enterprise adoption, financial analysts say.
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Microsoft's security-minded SP2 update to Windows XP finally makes it out the door, but not without stumbling.
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Software giant hopes to convince governments that its products are secure.
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It may be missing a few features, but the OS will be worth the upgrade, Microsoft says.
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Status report notes compliance, but European Union continues to study Vista specs.
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Xbox boss Peter Moore says that Microsoft is still determined to crack the difficult Japanese market.
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But some progress has been made Review Microsoft has gone out on a limb to promote Vista not merely as "the most secure version of Windows ever" (every recent version is marketed with that tired slogan), but for the first time as an adequately secure version of Windows. "We've got the message and we've done our homework", the company says. So let's see if the reality lives up to the marketing hype.â¦
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Although Microsoft Corp. has long been criticized for security flaws in its software, those days -- while not exactly over -- are receding, according to Scott Charney, corporate vice president of the company's Trustworthy Computing initiative. This is the second half of Charney's interview with Computerworld.
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Improvements are still needed to give this company a firm foundation.
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The OS is chugging along on strong PC sales and antipiracy efforts, but Microsoft still faces some grumbling and a long haul in corporate sales.