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    Microsoft has agreed to make sweeping changes to its Passport authentication system as part of a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission.

  • Survey: MS Passport required, not wanted

    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.

  • Microsoft beefs up Passport security

    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.

  • MS, AOL want your e-wallet

    No, this is not a hold-up! Longtime foes in areas such as instant messaging and online access, AOL and Microsoft are facing off in the e-commerce arena--specifically over e-wallets.

  • MS, AOL, others: Sign on for easier e-trade

    Public single sign-on systems aim to encourage e-trade by offering a single identification service for use across a host of affiliated e-commerce sites. Who are the three main contenders?

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  • Microsoft eyes ads as consumers close wallets

    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.

  • Can Microsoft bridge your trust?

    Columnist Tim Landgrave zeroes in on Microsoft's latest strategies and technologies relating to proposed Web services specs and standards, and ponders whether users can confidently cross the vendor's 'TrustBridge.'

  • Straight to the source: Microsoft's Paul Houghton

    Tackling everything from security issues to open source, we put the tough questions to Paul Houghton, Managing Director of Microsoft Australia and New Zealand.

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  • .Net demystified: What you must know about MS's software scheme

    Suppose, for a moment, that everything could talk to everything else. Your calendar could get information from and supply data to your documents, or your cell phone, or someone else's calendar and cell phone. Your computer's desktop could tell you that your dry cleaning is ready or your bank account is overdrawn.

  • The PC-to-Mobile connection

    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.

  • Your next disc drive

    We started out this comparison intending to test DVD-ROM drives that were CD-RW capable, it soon became apparent that these were a rare beast indeed.

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