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McBride says the cash will help SCO protect its IP, among other things. http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci932555,00.html?track=NL-34 SECURITY DECISIONS: CHARNEY DEFENDS MICROSOFT PATCH CYCLE At Security Decisions, Microsoft chief security strategist Scott Charney detailed the company's new monthly patch-release cycle. Users, however, find it a tough pill to swallow. http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci932530,00.html?track=NL-34 SCO HALTS LINUX INVOICE EFFORT The SCO Group announced it would not pursue Unix licenses from commercial users of Linux. An analyst said SCO's efforts may be "running out of gas." http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci932385,00.html?track=NL-34 >> Catch up on all the latest IT news at http://searchtechtarget.techtarget.com/?track=NL-34 ______________________ SECRET WORD-OF-THE-DAY | What is IT? 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