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Microsoft Notebook: New player in security market |
 A security program to debut later this year for Microsoft Windows-based computers won't come under the name McAfee, Norton, or any other brand often linked with firewalls and virus protection. It will come from Microsoft itself. Dubbed the Windows Security Center, it will monitor the status of a computer's defenses against viruses and other attacks. Although it won't actually scan for viruses, it's the latest example of the way Microsoft is edging into the field of security software by adding new capabilities to the Windows operating system.
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Dubbed the Windows Security Center, it will monitor the status of a computer's defenses against viruses and other attacks. Although it won't actually scan for viruses, it's the latest example of the way Microsoft is edging into the field of security software by adding new capabilities to the Windows operating system.
If the trend continues, it could make computer users less dependent in the long run on some of the security software sold today by others.
The big anti-virus and firewall vendors say they aren't worried, but analysts and others in the industry are watching to see how far Microsoft goes, and how its actions could reshape the security software market.
"What it does is start to say, OK, start looking to a Microsoft dashboard to control the security of your desktop -- and it takes you away from a Symantec or a Network Associates dashboard," said John Pescatore, vice president for Internet security at Gartner Inc., referring to the companies behind the Norton and McAfee brands, respectively. "It's kind of like the first little crack in the dam."
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