* Cisco shuffles the WLAN deck * Cisco poised for a big buyout year * Veritas customers wary of merger * IPS gets bigger role in spyware defense * Network World Fusion Radio: Recapping CES * Today on Layer 8
Why would Cisco spend nearly half a billion dollars on a wireless LAN company when Cisco is already far and away the market-share leader? The answer is that Cisco was still missing some opportunities – and losing bids to Airespace. Cisco shuffles the WLAN deck http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/011705ciscoair.html?net
Why would Cisco spend nearly half a billion dollars on a wireless LAN company when Cisco is already far and away the market-share leader? The answer is that Cisco was still missing some opportunities – and losing bids to Airespace.
Cisco shuffles the WLAN deck
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/011705ciscoair.html?net
Cisco poised for a big buyout year
Speaking of acquisitions, Cisco bought 12 companies last year, and that’s not even counting Airespace. Cisco is looking for new worlds, new technologies to conquer – and that means buying more companies this year. Here’s a preview.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/011705cisco.html?net
Veritas customers wary of merger
Security vendor Symantec has taken a beating on Wall Street since announcing plans in December to buy storage management company Veritas Software for $13.5 billion. But perhaps an even more skeptical crowd awaits Symantec in the form of Veritas customers.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/011705veritasfolo.html?net
IPS gets bigger role in spyware defense
Users looking to get a handle on the spyware scourge are getting help from traditional intrusion-prevention system vendors that are starting to add features that block spyware, worms and other security threats.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/011705mcaffee.html?net
Network World Fusion Radio: Recapping CES
Network World’s own Keith Shaw, senior editor of product testing and author of many columns, newsletters and blogs, joins the program to discuss cool gadgets and technology from the recent CES tradeshow and upcoming DEMO@15 event. Listen in:
https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2005/0117radio.html?net
Today on Layer 8 – where we’re still waiting for that first round of VC cash:
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