NetFlash: EMC/RSA union draws mixed reviews

EMC/RSA union draws mixed reviews

EMC’s planned acquisition of RSA Security for $2.1 billion is garnering mixed reviews from analysts on Wall Street and within the technology industry. Click here for more on this story and to discus what you think.

Court says FCC can proceed with wireless spectrum auction

On Thursday a U.S. Court of Appeals shot down a request from a group of small-business owners that the FCC push off its Advanced Wireless Services spectrum auction scheduled for Aug. 9. Click here for more.

RSA chief didn’t drop hints about blockbuster deal with EMC

RSA Security CEO Art Coviello has some poker face. Just two days before his company agreed to a $2.1 billion buyout by EMC, he gave a keynote address at the Red Herring East conference in Cambridge, Mass., and answered questions while on center stage about RSA’s performance and future. He never let on that the company might be headed for a buyout, and instead talked about RSA’s own recent acquisitions and his efforts to bring the $300 million company to the $500 million and then $1 billion level by exploiting the growing demand for security products. Click here for more.

Microsoft hit with second lawsuit over WGA

Microsoft has been hit with a second lawsuit over Windows Genuine Advantage, its antipiracy program that checks if the Windows operating system on a machine has a valid license. Click here for more.

Firms play Data Protection roulette

Large numbers of companies are taking risks with data protection, because they are not aware of the requirements of the law. Click here for more.

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