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SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. will enlist VeriSign Inc. to help provide security for its planned set of Internet services called .NET, the companies were scheduled to announce Tuesday.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Microsoft has been hounded by concerns over privacy and security since announcing plans to release .NET and Hailstorm, a related set of paid subscription services ranging from banking to making dental appointments over the Internet.
The system will depend on customers’ willingness to store personal information including credit card numbers and personal calendars via a Microsoft system called Passport.
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