Microsoft has agreed to make sweeping changes to its Passport authentication system as part of a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission.
Microsoft has doubled the number of people signed up for its Passport authentication service, but the majority of people are doing so because of product requirements rather than the allure of new features, according to Gartner.
The software giant began notifying Passport users in the past 24 hours of changes that would give them more control over their accounts and increased privacy and security.
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Although Office and Windows continue to produce vast revenue and profits for Microsoft, some of the company's other well-known consumer titles are generating only a trickle of business.
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The mobile phone may not yet be your all-in-one communications device, but some very innovative Web sites are making the PC-to-mobile connection a very attractive way to stay in touch.
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