Powerless Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Users want to know if security features will interfere with antivirus, firewall apps. Executives from Microsoft's security group demonstrated some of the new security features planned for the next major Windows XP software update, known as Service Pack 2, and faced persistent questions Tuesday from customers about whether the new features will interfere with other security technology. Speaking at the company's monthly Executive Circle Web cast, Mike Nash, corporate vice president of the Security Business and Technology Unit (SBTU) showed off new features designed to simplify the management of security technology like antivirus and desktop firewalls, and to protect users from malicious e-mail attachments. Nash also summoned other security group executives to talk about the company's plans and to field questions from customers curious about whether the new version of XP will interfere with network and desktop security products that are already being used. Release Schedule Rebecca Norlander, group manager for the SBTU, spoke with Nash and confirmed that a second test version of Service Pack 2, known as Release Candidate 2 (or RC2) will be released in May, and that the final version of XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) is still on schedule for the first half of the year. More release candidates are possible after the RC2 release, depending on customer feedback, Norlander said. Demonstrating XP SP2 for Nash, Norlander displayed the new Windows Security Center, which consolidates security configuration information, and displayed features in the Outlook e-mail client that will strip out malicious attachments or warn users when unknown and potentially harmful programs are trying to run. In a question-and-answer session, Nash and Norlander responded to frequent questions from customers, submitted electronically, about how third-party antivirus products and firewalls would work with the new Windows version. A query from a customer named "Pablo" asked Norlander whether the Windows Firewall will work with common third-party firewalls like those by Network Associates and Zone Alarm. Microsoft is working hard on compatibility testing, but it is ultimately up to customers to make the Windows Firewall run alongside another firewall product, Norlander said. Continued... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dan C Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Been posted on front page news already :p https://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=19244&category=main Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerless Posted April 21, 2004 Author Share Posted April 21, 2004 Well I was only a day late? :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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