Similarly, on RSA, in addition to announcing ie 7.0, Bill Gates also provided good news for individual users that Ms's Anti-Spyware tool would be free of charge.
The following is a report citing EWeek:
"Microsoft confirmed its plan to launch enterprise-class anti-virus and anti-spyware on Thursday, but details about the price and release date are still confidential.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates became the focal point at the RSA Security Conference. He said that at the end of this year, Ms will launch the first "ultimate mail anti-virus protection" software version.
He also announced that anti-spyware at the consumer level will be free for normal Windows users.
Gytis barzdukas, product director of the Microsoft Security Business Technology Department, said that free anti-spyware software is only free for individual users, and clearly stated that the Enterprise Edition with management functions will be paid software.
During an EWeek visit, barzdukas said: we plan to update anti-spyware in the next few months. At the same time, we also talked with enterprise users and asked them what they needed.
Once everything is ready, we will release a version with the management function. "
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