Microsoft Unveils Applications, Strategy
internet.com | at | by Mike
Microsoft today introduced new security and mobile workforce software while mapping an 18-month strategy taking a holistic view of IT systems. First, the Redmond, Wash., giant said it will offer customers user identification technology from RSA Security to block fraudulent attempts to tap into corporate networks. "Our joint customers now have the option of incorporating stronger authentication technology into their applications," Timothy Powers, an RSA spokesman told internetnews.com. Under a new license, Microsoft will integrate RSA's SecurID agent, which prompts users for two authenticating factors at sign-on, into its offerings. The first product to have the feature built-in will be Microsoft's Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, which handles firewall and Web cashing services for enterprises.