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News Next month, the company is slated to start selling Windows OneCare Live, its first consumer antivirus product. Microsoft has agreed to acquire Whale Communications, a specialist in secure remote access and web... [19 May 2006]
Avoid Vista until 2008, business users told
News Vista does not include antivirus functionality; Microsoft plans to sell its Windows Live OneCare antivirus software separately starting next month. New security features in Windows Vista will largely eliminate the need... [08 May 2006]
Symantec aims to be 'the Microsoft it's OK to like'
News Let's get OneCare in the marketplace and see how it performs," said Thompson adding Microsoft's easiest wins may be among the 60 per cent or so of users with little or no protection in place. John Thompson, CEO of... [13 Apr 2006]
McAfee unafraid of Microsoft's security effort
News Antivirus firm McAfee's president believes the company will be able to compete with Microsoft after the software giant launches its OneCare Live security products - because security is not something you can do "part-time". [11 Apr 2006]
Vista to eradicate spyware?
News The company is readying a consumer antivirus product called Windows Live OneCare and enterprise software called Microsoft Client Protection. The long-awaited successor to Windows XP will introduce important changes at... [20 Mar 2006]
Microsoft security service to ship in June
News Microsoft will sell OneCare on a subscription basis - a change from the traditional way security software has been sold. Windows OneCare Live's June debut marks Microsoft's long-anticipated entry into... [08 Feb 2006]
Microsoft antivirus product due before summer
News Windows OneCare Live marks Microsoft's long-anticipated entry into the consumer antivirus market, which has been the domain of specialised vendors, led by McAfee and Symantec. The software giant plans to release the... [07 Feb 2006]
Opinion: So why can't Microsoft build in security?
Comment However, this month, Europe decided the prospect of Microsoft marketing consumer security was an oxymoron that demanded further investigation, and the Brussels antitrust regulators have reportedly invited Symantec to volunteer its... [12 Oct 2005]
Ballmer unveils Microsoft's security roadmap
News Client Protection is similar to the Windows OneCare security service Microsoft is developing for consumer customers. Microsoft has unveiled plans for a range of new corporate security services and products aimed at... [06 Oct 2005]
Microsoft to get serious about spyware
News Another closely watched Microsoft product is Windows OneCare, a subscription antivirus and anti-spyware service for consumers. OneCare marks Microsoft's entry into the antivirus space - until now the... [05 Oct 2005]
Microsoft security tools: Beta late than never
News Selected software testers are getting a look at OneCare Live, Microsoft's subscription antivirus and anti-spyware service. Microsoft announced its plans for OneCare in May, and last month it invited... [21 Jul 2005]
Microsoft seeks security testers for OneCare
News Microsoft has begun soliciting testers for OneCare Live, the company's subscription antivirus and anti-spyware service. The company said on its OneCare website: "This new service will be entering its... [21 Jun 2005]
Security: Dreaming of a problem-free PC?
News Dubbed Windows OneCare, the service will draw in part on existing tools like the company's anti-spyware software, as well as on basic PC management functions inside Windows. The OneCare service marks the... [16 May 2005]
