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Saturday, January 17, 2009

Securing the Windows 7 beta | Tech News on ZDNet

Securing the Windows 7 bet
By Ina Fried
Posted on ZDNet News: Jan 16, 2009 7:55:03 AM

Despite the fact that security programs are often some of the toughest
code to make work with a new operating system, Windows 7 already has
several companies ready with products aimed at keeping it safe from
attackers.

By comparison, only one antivirus firm--McAfee--had its security
software commercially ready by the time Microsoft launched Vista for
businesses in November 2006.

That said, it stands to reason, given that Microsoft was making far more
dramatic changes to the operating system's underlying architecture in
Vista than it is in Windows 7.

Read More... http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-262550.html

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