* Video on the Internet: 10 things you need to know * Murder by numbers: Software that can predict would-be killers? * MessageLabs announces security services for smaller businesses * WatchGuard puts high-end security in low-end boxes * ConSentry edges out Nevis in in-line NAC appliance test * Performance management from the client's point of view * LSI buying out rival Agere in $4B deal
Video on the Internet: 10 things you need to know
IT leaders need to stay out in front of Internet video technology in order to anticipate corporate needs and what it will require to fulfill those needs in terms of money, time, expertise and infrastructure improvements. Video on the Internet is at a stage of development similar to where VoIP was just a few years ago, as technology changes rapidly and as businesses and regulators grapple with how to deal with it. Here are 10 points you need to know about video on the Internet. Click here for more.
Murder by numbers: Software that can predict would-be killers?
The crime rate in Philadelphia may be worse than people thought. The city Monday said it is working with University of Pennsylvania criminologist Richard Berk to develop software that can forecast who might commit murder. Click here for more.
MessageLabs announces security services for smaller businesses
MessageLabs recently released its Small Business Solutions, a collection of Web and e-mail security services tuned for smaller organizations. Click here for more.
WatchGuard puts high-end security in low-end boxes
WatchGuard is adding high-end security features to its low-end protection devices to make it more affordable for customers to put advanced network defenses at their sites. Click here for more.
ConSentry edges out Nevis in in-line NAC appliance test
Start-ups ConSentry Networks and Nevis Networks have stepped into the network access control ring with in-line enforcement products that promise high levels of security with minimal impact on existing network infrastructures. Click here for more.
Performance management from the client’s point of view
Application performance-management vendors are dangling a new carrot in front of network executives for aligning IT with business goals: the user experience. Cut through the hype with our primer, which includes questions you need to ask the vendors pushing their wares – and questions you need to ask yourself. Click here for more.
LSI buying out rival Agere in $4B deal
LSI Logic announced plans Monday to buy fellow chipmaker Agere Systems in a deal valued at $4 billion. Click here for more.
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