But DigitalMe and Ezlogin both failed to gain access to this site while Microsoft Passport only works within the Microsoft Network.

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Those obstacles are stamped all over Microsoft's recent overhaul of its Microsoft Network (MSN) Asian Net portals.

CNN: Thinking Smaller

He conceded that the size of Microsoft's network -- and the allure to hackers of breaching Microsoft's security -- make defending its systems an ongoing challenge.

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