Australia is the first country to join Microsoft's Security Cooperation Program (SCP) on a federal level, which means all states and territories will be able to tap into the software giant's resources in times of emergency.
Microsoft is set to add Office to its program that allows governments to view source code for key applications.
Chinese researchers will scrutinise the source code of Microsoft's operating system for security issues.
The Australian government is to gain access to the source code underlying Microsoft's Windows operating system after signing an agreement with the software heavyweight in Canberra yesterday.
At least one Australian government agency is lobbying for Windows 2000 to be certified sufficiently secure for use by the government, but the process is proving to be drawn-out.
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