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Last Updated: Nov 04, 2002

Security isn't the hard sell it used to be. But some ROI-happy bosses still need to have their arms gently twisted to pony up funds to protect their systems. Are you ready to be a salesperson for security's sake?
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IT pros skeptical of Microsoft's security claims

By: Margie Semilof, Senior News Writer (04 Nov 2002)

Microsoft execs are hitting the road in an election year campaign of their own -- a Trustworthy Computing campaign. The company wants your vote of confidence when it comes to security. But it seems whenever you mix Microsoft and security, you're sure to get doubt. And there was doubt galore when Redmond recently came to Boston.

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NEWS:
>>	Expert: Admins have to sell the boss on security (SearchWinIT.com) 29 Oct 2002
>>	Commentary: Who's responsible for trustworthy computing? (SearchWinIT.com) 28 Oct 2002
>>	Microsoft: We're doing a lot more listening (SearchWinIT.com) 09 Oct 2002
>>	Microsoft to clarify language on patches, fixes and updates (SearchWinIT.com) 11 Sep 2002
>>	Microsoft works to put trust in Trustworthy Computing (SearchWinIT.com) 30 Sep 2002
>>	Worms may be losing their bite, thanks to enterprise prevention (SearchSecurity.com) 29 Oct 2002
>>	XP Embedded SP1 released (CNET) 22 Oct 2002


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