Don't Rely On Microsoft, Trade Group Urges Homeland Security By TechWeb, 9:21 AM EST Tues., Sept. 02, 2003
The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has urged the Department of Homeland Security to reconsider its decision to use Microsoft software on its desktop and server systems, citing "major security failures" created by the raft of vulnerabilities in the Redmond, Wash.-based developer's products. In a letter written Wednesday by Ed Black, the president and CEO of CCIA and addressed to Secretary Tom Ridge, head of Homeland Security, the trade group -- which represents companies in the hardware manufacturing, software developing, system integrating, and other fields -- accused Microsoft of being more interested in profits than in security. Full story at: http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=44258 -- Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/ GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F It is the mind that moves _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
