mr fork fork_listhotmailcom httpsiliconvalleyinternetcomnewsarticlephp10862_1460701 microsoft tuesday said purchased mountain view califbased security company better secure core file services including windows platform net initiative redmond washbased software giant acquired assets xdegrees undisclosed amount cash process relocating team 12 14 engineers microsoft campus xdegrees technology assigns urls word files video clips digital documents access across peertopeer network xdegrees founder michael tanne offered job decided instead play hand silicon valley xdegrees technology assigns urls word files video clips digital documents access across peertopeer network assigns urls word files somebody bought httpwwwxdegreescompr_20011112_1html xdegrees system allows users easily consistently locate access manage information assigning document unique link providing endtoend security xdegrees system unifies authentication users provides filelevel access control encrypts stored transferred files seamless integration existing applications email clients microsoft office products allows companies rapidly deploy xdegrees system users get upandrunning quickly whoa high tech bits httpwwwopenp2pcompubap2p20010427xdegreeshtml essence xdegrees consists naming system distributed database allows peers resolve resource names xdegrees manages services customers hosts sells software enterprises define run namespaces inhouse servers search particular person whatever device person currently using particular device file even web service software resolves resource names called xrns extensible resource name system tue 10 sep 2002 233958 0700 microsoft buys xdegrees secure access company