We've all seen the utilities designed to monitor what's running on your PC-startup managers, firewalls, antivirus packages, and the like. They work to varying degrees, protecting users from malware, but are far from foolproof. You have to be able to trust the safety of what you put on your PC, though.

At the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC 2003) in New Orleans, Microsoft is trying to garner support for its proposed solution, the Next-Generation Secure Computing Base (NGSCB). With NGSCB, your computer always ensures the safety of data and applications you deem critical.

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