Onecare
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Security firms slam Microsoft 'capitulation'
News Major security companies have criticized Microsoft's OneCare security software and the software giant's decision to stop charging for the offering.
Tags: Security, Antivirus software, Microsoft Corp., Sunbelt Software, performance, group policy, software, security company, Business Security, Microsoft Windows
Symantec welcomes Microsoft's market entry
News Microsoft's free Security Essentials suite will help increase user awareness but its ineffectiveness will create false sense of security, says Symantec exec.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Norton Co., Malware, Security, Microsoft Corp., Authentication and encryption, Norton 2010
Microsoft OneCare was 'good enough'
Insight newsmaker Eugene Kaspersky, co-founder and CEO of Kaspersky Lab, explains why the security vendor has much to thank Redmond for.
Tags: PC security, Network security, Security implementation/standards, Antivirus software, Kaspersky Lab, Security, Bill Gates, Interpol, Microsoft Corp., antivirus
Microsoft to offer free consumer security suite
News Software giant cans fee-based security and Windows Live OneCare service in favor of free consumer software focused on protecting PCs against malware.
Tags: Security, Antivirus software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Websense Inc., software, Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc., Microsoft Windows
Microsoft launches free Security Essentials package
News Software replaces the paid-for OneCare product, and offers protection against viruses, Trojans, spyware and rootkits.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Security, PC Company, Rootkit, Tool, antivirus, Microsoft Windows, manufacturer, Security
Microsoft cuts 800 more jobs
News The latest workers to have their jobs eliminated are being notified, in what Microsoft said completes personnel reductions announced earlier this year.
Tags: Layoffs, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Money, Microsoft Corp., job, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Small Business, layoff, Silicon Valley
Microsoft to release free security software soon
News Software maker will release its Microsoft Security Essentials "in the coming weeks," according to a note sent to testers.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Authentication and encryption, Security, Antivirus Software, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, antivirus, Facebook, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft hints at another cheap Office option
News Microsoft is readying a lower-cost option for Office Home and Student productivity suite.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office, advertisement, product key, Microsoft Corp., software, CBS Interactive Inc., Microsoft Windows Live, DVD, Microsoft Windows
Morro screenshots reportedly leaked; Will it be cloud-based?
News Windows enthusiast blog posts what are supposedly leaked screenshots of Microsoft's new Morro free security offering. ZDNet blog says it will be cloud-based.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Security applications/tools, Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Kaspersky Lab, Microsoft Corp., McAfee Inc., Security applications/tools, Microsoft Windows, Neowin.net Blog, freeware
Microsoft's free antimalware beta to arrive next week
News Free antimalware service, which is replacing Microsoft's subscription-based suite, will be available for public beta on Tuesday.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Antivirus software, Viruses and worms, Malware, Security, Mobile, Antivirus Software, antivirus, Beta, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft closing the book on Encarta
News The software maker decides to shelve its online encyclopedia, no doubt due to the growth of alternatives such as Wikipedia.
Tags: Digital media, Microsoft Corp., Web Analytics, Microsoft Windows Live, Encyclopedia, Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Encarta.com, layoff, Wikipedia, Digital media
Microsoft releases beta of Morro antivirus
News The company has posted a beta of its free antivirus software, Microsoft Security Essentials, for testers in the United States, China, Israel and Brazil.
Tags: Antivirus software, Microsoft Windows, Rootkit, Mary Jo Foley, antivirus, Ina Fried, Beta, antipiracy, ZDNet, U.S.
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Microsoft goes global with antivirus tool update
News Release of latest version of OneCare next week marks the first time the security and PC maintenance tool will be sold outside the U.S.
Tags: Antivirus software
Microsoft to discontinue MS Money
News The software maker has notified financial institutions that it plans to stop selling its long-running personal finance program, CNET News has learned.
Tags: Personal applications, Financial Company, financial, Web Site, Web, Personal applications, Intuit Inc.
