Microsoft Tracing Windows Server Code Leak
Microsoft said it is tracing a key piece of code from its Windows Server 2003 software that was leaked onto the Internet, triggering concerns about piracy problems ahead of the company's scheduled product release later this month.
The volume-licensing key in question allows for unlimited installations of Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 server operating system, the next upgrade from Windows NT that is slated for release on April 24.
"We are investigating the situation. Microsoft can conduct a trace on the leak, and is looking into the specifics at this time," a spokesperson told internetnews.com
Reports say the leaked code may be from a Microsoft corporate customer, which could be a subscriber to one of the company's volume-licensing programs. Microsoft would not confirm any details of its ongoing investigation, other than to say its legal department is looking into the source of the leak, which could reportedly work with three different versions of Windows Server 2003.
But whether Microsoft can put the genie back in the bottle remains to be seen, given how easily the pilfered code could be spread and swapped on Web sites, newsgroups or through Internet Relay Chat(IRC), for example.
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