The computer worm that exploited a flaw in Microsoft Corp.'s database software to cripple global networks turned out to be an unwelcome if unintended anniversary for the No. 1 software maker's effort to make its programs more secure.
Microsoft said the damage caused by the "SQL Slammer" worm over the weekend, which targeted the company's corporate database program of the same name, showed it was on the right track with its "Trustworthy Computing" initiative, launched a year and one week earlier by Chairman and founder Bill Gates.
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