Microsoft 11732 Published by

NETSCREEN TECHNOLOGIES, A company that makes firewall and virtual private network hardware and software, announced this week that it had gained a major customer: Microsoft.

Microsoft's SQL Labs, the part of the company that works on Microsoft's SQL Server, is using NetScreen's 500-series security appliance to defend its network against Code Red, Nimda and other worm attacks, according to a statement released by NetScreen. Apparently, the labs' choice was made despite the fact that Microsoft already sells its own security product touted as a defense against worms. 

Read more