* Sycamore Networks faces criminal probe on options * E-mail security is an ongoing battle * Linux comes to Sun SPARC servers * Google CEO reiterates concerns over IE7 * Equant name goes away * Today on Layer 8
Sycamore Networks faces criminal probe on options
Telecommunications equipment maker Sycamore Networks disclosed Wednesday that its stock-option woes are growing deeper, with a federal grand jury subpoena coming on top of an ongoing SEC probe. Like a string of other high-tech companies that have made recent disclosures, Sycamore is grappling with the issue of backdated stock option grants. Click here for more.
E-mail security is an ongoing battle
The IT industry will never eradicate security threats to e-mail systems and organizations should take a holistic approach to securing their communication systems to the level where they believe risk is at a manageable state, according to panelists at this week’s Inbox e-mail conference in San Jose. Click here for more.
Linux comes to Sun SPARC servers
Sun is officially giving customers a wider choice on its SPARC servers with the announcement that it will support Linux on its new multicore UltraSPARC T1 systems. Click here for more.
Google CEO reiterates concerns over IE7
The next release of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer continues to concern Google, which nonetheless has no plans to develop a competing browser, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Wednesday. Microsoft is currently beta testing IE7, which contains a search box with a drop-down menu set by default to use the company’s search engine, but which includes other options. Click here for more.
Equant name goes away
France Telecom Wednesday announced that it is changing the name of its multinational service provider Equant to Orange Business Services. While the change is primarily a marketing move, Mack Treece, head of Orange Business Services in the Americas, says there are benefits for multinational customers in the U.S. Click here for more.
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