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Osiris · 10-23-2006, 08:27 AM

Vista Security Battle Escalates
The intense discussion between third party software makers and Microsoft continues to go back and forth. Companies like Symantec and McAfee feel that MS is simply not providing enough information to them to engineer proper security programs.

The verbal battle between software giant Microsoft and third-party security vendors like Symantec and McAfee continues to heat up. Although Microsoft recently announced it would provide developers of third party Windows security applications the necessary technical details to develop products for Windows Vista and avoid being identified as malware by Vista's built-in safeguards, developer McAfee is characterizing Microsoft's actions as "hollow assurances."

http://news.digitaltrends.com/article11580.html

10-23-2006, 08:27 AM	#1792 (permalink)
Osiris I spend to much time here Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: USA Posts: 26,905	Vista Security Battle Escalates The intense discussion between third party software makers and Microsoft continues to go back and forth. Companies like Symantec and McAfee feel that MS is simply not providing enough information to them to engineer proper security programs. The verbal battle between software giant Microsoft and third-party security vendors like Symantec and McAfee continues to heat up. Although Microsoft recently announced it would provide developers of third party Windows security applications the necessary technical details to develop products for Windows Vista and avoid being identified as malware by Vista's built-in safeguards, developer McAfee is characterizing Microsoft's actions as "hollow assurances." http://news.digitaltrends.com/article11580.html __________________ Spyware Removal Guide by Osiris