NetFlash: Enterasys agrees to be bought out by two private investment firms

The Gores Group specializes in buying troubled technology companies and making them profitable – and that sounded good to Enterasys, which has sold itself to The Gores Group and another private investment firm. Can the ship be righted? Enterasys agrees to be bought out by two private investment firms http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/111405-enterasys.html?net&story=111405-enterasys

The Gores Group specializes in buying troubled technology companies and making them profitable – and that sounded good to Enterasys, which has sold itself to The Gores Group and another private investment firm. Can the ship be righted?

Enterasys agrees to be bought out by two private investment firms

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/111405-enterasys.html?net&story=111405-enterasys

Big strides for small net firms

Cisco may be the top dog in LAN gear, but it hasn’t yet overwhelmed the market for LAN equipment in small and midsized businesses. D-Link, Netgear and SMC are holding their own against the networking giant.

https://mike.nww.com/news/2005/111405-switches.html?net&story=111405-switches

Microsoft offers free tool for licensing help

Microsoft on Monday again updated its volume-licensing program with the addition of a tool that helps users sort through their options for acquiring Microsoft software.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/111405-microsoft-licensing.html?net&story=111405-microsoft-licensing

OSDL opens online patent commons reference library

Open Source Development Labs is to launch its online patent commons reference library Tuesday. The group hopes it will give users more confidence about using open source software by allaying some concerns about the possibility of patent litigation. The library, which will consist of five interlinked databases, forms the basis of the Patents Commons Project, the Linux development consortium first announced back in August.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/111505-osdl-patents.html?net&story=111505-osdl-patents

CA unveils Service Availability

Computer Associates Monday drove home the point that it no longer wants to be known for addressing disparate IT problems with separate products.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/111505-ca-service-availability.html?net&story=111505-ca-service-availability

CA World reporter’s notebook

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/111405-ca-notebook.html?net&story=111405-ca-notebook

Video: Hot Seat

Entuity’s Bill Tracy, vice president of product strategy, sits on the Hot Seat to talk about what makes his company’s network management offering different.

http://www.networkworld.com/video/112105hs-entuity.html?net&story=entuityvid

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Cell phone bandit arrested; Which Sony CDs have the rootkit?; Yahoo goes Hollywood; and the start of our latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.

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