VeriSign said on Wednesday that it has acquired security intelligence specialist iDefense for about US$40 million in cash, a move intended to boost its security services offerings.
The networking giant completes its purchase of software maker Okena, a move that boosts Cisco's presence in the network security market and could help fend off hits from rivals.
A pair of eBay members have initiated a class-action suit against the online auctioneer over a problem with the company's latest billing system.
BEA Systems said on Thursday that it's willing to sit at the negotiating table with any potential buyers -- if they're open to a price of US$21 a share to start acquisition talks.
Brocade Communications Systems announced on Tuesday that it plans to buy switch maker McData in a stock deal valued at US$713 million.
The next time you're buying antivirus software, don't go direct to Symantec or McAfee. Don't download free antivirus. And definitely don't see Harvey Norman. Ask your bank they're quite literally giving the stuff away.
Banks obviously have an interest in making consumers feel safe. They are there to protect the customers' money. They want customers to use their online services, too, because the channel offers a lower cost per transaction than a branch. But giving away free security software to make customers feel safe is probably doing more harm than good.
Managers in charge of storage have a lot to worry about, but there seems no particular reason why people in this corner of the world should be more concerned about security than anything else. Why is it that securing our data matters more to us than accessing it?
It wasn't too long ago that vendors still made a lot of their money through equipment markups. Telcos were the same, with comfortable profit on ISDN, STD calls, calls to mobiles and other heavily used services padding out financial reports.
As Telstra CEO David Thodey and CFO John Stanhope fronted a mob of concerned investors at the company's Investor Day this week, it became clear just how far removed the Telstra of today is compared to the Telstra of a year ago.
After a decade, even your mom buys books online. But are "secure" transactions secure enough?
Budgets may be tight but there's still some room for spending. CIOs and CTOs say they're choosier about what they buy--they're looking to save money and make disparate systems work together.
commentary "Software as a service" might yet take off, but that depends on how lucky--or how brave--IT managers feel these days.
If you aren't impressed by the OS update's flash new features, consider getting Vista for its tougher defences, Windows chief Jim Allchin says.
The software giant has been scooping up companies in the security field, but analysts wonder what it all adds up to.
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Norton Internet Security 2009 hits all the right security notes and its superior protection technologies might even win back some jaded anti-Symantec folks, though the lack of adequate technical support may continue to frustrate.
Chipmaker will release its "LaGrande" security technology in the second half of the year with the launch of its second-generation vPro business desktop technology.
Norton Internet Security 2007 makes significant gains over last year, including cutting-edge rootkit and behavioral monitoring features found nowhere else, but the overall package could be serious overkill for the average desktop owner.
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