After a year of work on the Trustworthy Computing initiative, Microsoft Corp. executives say they are pleased with the progress the company has made thus far, but acknowledge that they've only just scratched the surface of what needs to be done.
Although it didn't get much attention until Bill Gates wrote his famous call-to-arms memo on the subject in January, Microsoft Chief Technology Editor Craig Mundie first articulated the company's thoughts on improving hardware and software security at its Trusted Computing 2001 Forum last November in Silicon Valley. At the time, Mundie talked about a broad plan that would need industry and governmental cooperation to implement.
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