* Symantec-Veritas deal blends security, storage mgmt. well * Holiday prep 2004: Wine.com refines Web search * Default passwords on Cisco products could pose risks * SSL VPN gear certified * FCC adopts new network-sharing rules * Today on Layer 8
Another day, another multibillion-dollar acquisition. Symantec is buying Veritas Software, and it’s even bigger – in terms of dollars – than the much more highly publicized Oracle-PeopleSoft deal. In the meantime, Avaya and Concord Communications have finished up their holiday shopping as well. Symantec-Veritas deal blends security, storage mgmt. well, analysts say http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1216symanwill.html?net Avaya aims to assure VoIP quality with Route Science buy http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1215avayaroute.html?net Concord to buy IP PBX mgmt. vendor Vitel http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1215concordvitel.html?net
Another day, another multibillion-dollar acquisition. Symantec is buying Veritas Software, and it’s even bigger – in terms of dollars – than the much more highly publicized Oracle-PeopleSoft deal. In the meantime, Avaya and Concord Communications have finished up their holiday shopping, as well.
Symantec-Veritas deal blends security, storage mgmt. well, analysts say
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1216symanwill.html?net
Avaya aims to assure VoIP quality with Route Science buy
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1215avayaroute.html?net
Concord to buy IP PBX mgmt. vendor Vitel
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1215concordvitel.html?net
Holiday prep 2004: Wine.com refines Web search
Network World Fusion kicks off its annual series of e-commerce stories with a look at what Wine.com has done to make sure Web site visitors can find the vintage they’re searching for.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1216hprep1.html?net
Default passwords on Cisco messaging, security products could pose risks
Cisco this week warned that default passwords on some of its unified messaging and attack-detection products could allow unauthorized users to gain administrative access to the respective devices.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1215ciscosecurity.html?net
SSL VPN gear certified
The VPN Consortium has certified that gear from nine SSL VPN vendors has passed two tests the consortium set up to assure customers that the equipment works as advertised.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1215vpnc.html?net
FCC adopts new network-sharing rules
The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday adopted new rules about what parts of incumbent telephone carrier networks must be shared with competitors, backtracking on an earlier decision forcing incumbents to share local switching facilities in the residential market.
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/1215fccadopt.html?net
Today on Layer 8 – where we drop it like it’s hot:
FCC OKs wireless use on flights – or did it?; courts hand down largest hacking jail term; Homer Simpson doesn’t use IE; and feds prep for GPS shutdown; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
