* IT execs feel the heat as security woes multiply * IBM takes ISS... for better or for worse * ProCurve announces new switch families * Citrix and Microsoft team up * Riverbed streamlines Unix for faster WANs * Today on Layer 8
IT execs feel the heat as security woes multiply
With security threats increasing and regulation tightening, companies are demanding greater IT accountability – and that can mean being forced to walk the plank after a breach. Click here for more.
IBM takes ISS… for better or for worse
IBM’s $1.3 billion deal last week to acquire Internet Security Systems is fraught with pitfalls and possibilities: It gives Big Blue a major stake in the security game, but some wonder whether the company will know what to do with it. Click here for more.
ProCurve announces new switch families
HP’s ProCurve Networking group is looking to draw corporate customers into buying ProCurve access gear with three low-price switch families that directly compete against models made by other vendors. Click here for more.
Citrix and Microsoft team up
Microsoft and Citrix have announced they plan to co-develop a line of branch-office appliances that will combine Microsoft’s Internet Security and Acceleration Server with Citrix’s upcoming WANScaler network acceleration technology. Click here for more.
Riverbed streamlines Unix for faster WANs
Riverbed has upgraded its WAN optimization software so customers can reduce the time it takes to send Unix files across wide-area connections. Click here for more.
Today on Layer 8, grab some coffee and come sit a spell:
Sun acquires HP – sort of; Google office apps released today; MySpace considers launching magazine, losing money; and the winner of our latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
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