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Microsoft's network coding plan; Microsoft Patch Tuesday has three on critical list

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Microsoft's network coding plan

Jim Duffy By Jim Duffy
An advanced technology called network coding is hidden away in the labs at some vendors as they figure out what to do with it. But Microsoft already has a working network coding prototype. Its Microsoft Secure Content Distribution (MSCD) system was trialed recently by customers to download a new release of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Beta-2. Read full story

Jim Duffy a Network World managing editor. He has over 21 years of high-tech reporting experience, including over 16 years at Network World. Previously, he was senior editor at Computer Systems News and associate editor/reporter at Electronic News and MIS Week. He can be reached at jduffy@nww.com.

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