* IBM to acquire FileNet for $1.6 billion * DSL price drop steepest in 4 years * All-in-one security devices face challenges * Asterisk maker preps for growth with $13.8 million investment * Storage Buyer's Guide * Buzzblog: GoDaddy IPO a no-go * Today on Layer 8
IBM to acquire FileNet for $1.6 billion
IBM continued its run of SOA-related acquisitions Thursday, agreeing to buy business process and enterprise content management specialist FileNet for about $1.6 billion in cash. Click here for details.
DSL price drop steepest in 4 years
The second quarter saw the average worldwide price for DSL entry-level services fall by 9.3%, the biggest price cut in DSL services in almost four years, according to Point Topic Research. Click here for more results.
All-in-one security devices face challenges
The multipurpose security appliances that consolidate firewall/VPN, content filtering, intrusion prevention and more into a single box are winning favor as easy-to-manage devices. But the open secret about these unified threat management (UTM) appliances is that they take a bite out of bandwidth as they inspect content. Click here for more.
Asterisk maker preps for growth with $13.8 million investment
Open source IP PBX vendor Digium is about to launch a calculated marketing and packaging campaign it hopes will land its Asterisk software and products based on it in the networks of carriers, large corporations, small businesses and even consumers. Click here for more.
Storage Buyer’s Guide
If you’re in the market for anything from a tape library to an online backup service to a complete, drop-it-in-place SAN Solution, check out this Buyer’s Guide with close to 200 products divided among specific storage market segments.
Buzzblog: GoDaddy IPO a no-go
GoDaddy’s IPO may now be a no-go, but that doesn’t detract in the least from the credit that company CEO Bob Parsons deserves for leading the charge against rampant abuse of the .com domain name registration system. Click here for more.
Today on Layer 8, where your search data is safe with us:
The funny part of the AOL search data disaster; how much time the average U.S. employee wastes at work; Schmidt: Google won’t screw up like AOL – I hope; and Chinese TV lovers’ secret U.S. mission; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
News podcast: Network World 360
In this week’s podcast, we get an update on the latest Windows Vista beta, look at shortcomings in NAC security products, see new software licensing options, get a preview of LinuxWorld, and more. (9:15) Listen now.
For news updated throughout the day, go to Network World’s NetFlash news page.
