Microsoft acknowledges its engineers placed security flaw in some software

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Microsoft Corp. admits that its engineers included a secret password in some of its Internet software. The rogue code includes the phrase 'Netscape engineers are weenies!' and can be used to illicitly gain access to myriad Internet sites around the world. The affected code is in a three-year old piece of software. Microsoft urges customers to delete the file, called 'dvwssr.dll,' which contains the code. The firm said the problem does not touch Internet servers running Windows 2000 or its server extensions included in Frontpage 2000.

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A tricky element in the antitrust battle: Microsoft's server tactics

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Microsoft's foray into network server software is being investigated by the European Commission. The federal government sees this as an opportunity for Microsoft to monopolize other markets. The software giant disagrees claiming that the server market is highly competitive and it would be unfair to restrict Microsoft's emergence into other areas.

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White House will be briefed on plan to break up Microsoft

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Justice Department antitrust chief Joel Klein will lead a briefing of White House officials, including Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers and others, on the Department's proposal for Microsoft to divest itself of its Microsoft Office software operations.

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