The Higgs Boson vs string theory

I am wondering how these two theories relate to each other. According to Petter Higgs, in point particle physics, the higgs boson would give all particles their mass(excluding massless particles). The Higgs field theory says that the Higgs field exists everywhere in the universe. As particles travel through it, they are slowed down. The slower a particle is made too travel, the larger the mass it has. For example, the massive top quark is much slower than the neutrino, and the massless photo travels at the speed of light. The view of string theory is that all particles are NOT points, but rather very small vibrating strings that are as small as the Plank length. The wave function of the vibrations of these strings determines the particle's properties i.e. mass, charge, spin... String theory says that at every plank length point of the universe there is a shape of 6 additional space dimensions called a Calabi-Yah space. It is a type of manifold with 3 holes in it. As strings pass through these holes, there wave functions are established, thus giving the particle all of it's properties. Both of these theories are very intriguing to me. I am wondering if experimental evidence in support for one of the theories would disprove the other, or can they both be true? I welcome all comments!! Archived source: https://web.archive.org/web/20110420132918/http://www.spacetimeandtheuniverse.com:80/general-physics/4790-higgs-boson-vs-string-theory.html