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The software giant criticises security firms and independent programmers who release sample programs to compromise computer systems.
Michael Robertson, CEO of software company Lindows, has revealed himself as the formerly anonymous donor of US$200,000 in prize money in a contest to translate the Linux operating system to Microsoft's Xbox video game console.
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Microsoft has updated its XP operating system so network managers will be able to assign each user with a separate encryption key.
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A computing project has abandoned its effort to crack the main security code for Microsoft's Xbox video game console.
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