NetFlash: CA set to acquire Wily Technology

CA Thursday announced it has signed a deal to acquire application management software maker Wily Technology for $375 million in cash. CA set to acquire Wily Technology http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/010506-ca-wily.html?net&story=010506-ca-wily

CA Thursday announced it has signed a deal to acquire application management software maker Wily Technology for $375 million in cash.

CA set to acquire Wily Technology

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/010506-ca-wily.html?net&story=010506-ca-wily

HP and Blackstone may bid for CSC, report says

HP and private equity firm Blackstone Group are reportedly considering bidding for Computer Sciences Corp., the second sizable buyout of an outsourcing company said to be in the works this week.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/010506-hp-blackstone-csc.html?net&story=010506-hp-blackstone-csc

McAfee tip line part of SEC settlement

Ending a long-running investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, McAfee has agreed to pay a $50 million penalty and set up an anonymous “ethics hotline” where the company’s employees, customers and resellers can report unlawful behavior.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/010406-mcafee-sec-settlement.html?net&story=010406-mcafee-sec-settlement

CES 2006: Can you see the future here?

You can see the future at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. You just have to look carefully and ignore the distractions, not to mention the technotrash, which range from a lineup of NFL quarterbacks to armchair recliners wired into gaming consoles.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/010406-ces-top.html?net&story=010406-ces-top

A new way to establish dept. rank?

New Scientist reports: “Viking warriors may have filed deep grooves into their teeth to indicate class or military rank.”

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