* Sun offers $4.1 billion for StorageTek * Citrix buys NetScaler for $300 million * CA details sophisticated Web attack * Yahoo and Cisco combine their anti-spam technologies * If you keep a blog, let us know * Poll: Extortion via DDoS? * The 2005 Enterprise All-Star Awards * Today on Layer 8
The week winds down with a few acquisition announcements. In yesterday’s newsletter we told you about McAfee buying Wireless Security Corp. Later that day came the news of Sun acquiring StorageTek for $4.1 billion in order to beef up its storage and data management portfolio. Following that we learned that Citrix Systems had agreed to buy NetScaler for $300 million in cash and stock. For more details on the Sun and Citrix announcements please see the links below: Sun offers $4.1 billion for StorageTek http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/060205-sun-storagetek.html?net Citrix buys NetScaler for $300 million http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/060205-citrix-netscaler.html?net
The week winds down with a few acquisition announcements. In yesterday’s newsletter we told you about McAfee buying Wireless Security Corp. Later that day came the news of Sun acquiring StorageTek for $4.1 billion in order to beef up its storage and data management portfolio. Following that we learned that Citrix Systems had agreed to buy NetScaler for $300 million in cash and stock. For more details on the Sun and Citrix announcements please see the links below:
Sun offers $4.1 billion for StorageTek
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/060205-sun-storagetek.html?net
Citrix buys NetScaler for $300 million
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/060205-citrix-netscaler.html?net
CA details sophisticated Web attack
A new “sophisticated” attack that uses three pieces of malware to turn PCs into zombies that can be sold to criminal groups has appeared on the Internet this week, security vendor Computer Associates said Thursday.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/060205-ca-worm.html?net
Yahoo and Cisco combine their anti-spam technologies
Yahoo and Cisco this week announced they are combining their anti-spam technologies to create a new e-mail authentication system. The system, called DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM), will draw on Yahoo’s DomainKeys authentication technology and Cisco’s Internet Identified Mail. The technology will be offered to other industry players on a royalty-free basis in an effort to reduce the amount of spam spread across the Internet, the companies said.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/060205-yahoo-cisco.html?net
If you keep a blog, let us know
We are looking for readers who keep “interesting” blogs – for a story we’re doing in an upcoming Network World special issue. If you’re a blogger, we want to hear from you. Contact Signature Series Executive Editor Julie Bort at
Poll: Extortion via DDoS?
We recently reported on a growing number of attempts to extort money by threatening denial-of-service attacks against large companies. ‘Net Buzz columnist says anybody who pays such demands should be punished. What do you think? Take our poll and discuss in our new DDoS extortion forum.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=ddos
The 2005 Enterprise All-Star Awards
Network World’s Enterprise All-Star Awards program will honor user organizations that demonstrate exceptional use of network technology to further business objectives. Winners of the Enterprise All-Star Awards serve as role models for their industries, showcasing how technology can reduce spending, improve profits, grow the business or otherwise drastically impact operations. Network World will honor dozens of user organizations from a wide variety of industries, based on a technology category. Enter today:
http://www.networkworld.com/survey/easform.html?net
Today on Layer 8, rounding third and heading for home:
People beg to be un-Googled; toddler cell phone ships; Bloggers help take down EU Constitution; free batteries on the way for some iPod owners; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
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