Fujitsu links biometrics with Novell’s eDirectory
Fujitsu targets biometrics at replacing passwords, smart cards, other forms of user authentication.
Cisco beats Q4 earnings expectations
Cisco surpassed analyst expectations again when it posted fourth-quarter earnings of $2.3 billion on sales of $9.4 billion.
IBM, Novell strengthen desktop, server ties
IBM and Novell are beefing up their existing partnership on two fronts with Linux distributor Novell increasing support for IBM’s Notes desktop collaboration software and its open source WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (WAS CE).
Sun to axe jobs by mid-2008
Sun plans to lay off an unspecified number of employees by the middle of 2008 as part of a corporate restructuring effort, according to a filing Tuesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Windows logon-scripting tool going open source
Entrigue Systems, which develops the Windows logon-scripting tool Script Start, will unveil Tuesday that it is taking the software open source to allow users to more rapidly customize the code for their unique needs.
Former Brocade CEO guilty of backdating charges
A jury has found former Brocade Communications Systems CEO Gregory Reyes guilty of charges related to the company’s backdating of stock-option grants.
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Wi-Fi Philly: Tourist spots become Hot spots
Keith checks out Philadelphia’s ambitious metro Wi-Fi project by hitting the city’s popular tourist destinations in effort to get connected. Can you browse the Web while looking for Monet at the Art Museum? Keith finds out.
Blogs
Today at Cisco Subnetoffering free training to Cisco-certified pros worldwide to train for and to take its JUNOS certifications. Security blogger Jamey Heary asks how would we know if our PCs are infected with the Blue Pill malware. Plus: Cisco India wants ex-pats to return to the motherland.
Juniper confirms it is
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