Time will tell if this is a case of two great tastes that taste great together. Juniper Networks in recent years has arisen to become a force for Cisco to reckon with in Internet routing, while NetScreen ranks as one of the top IPSec VPN equipment vendors. In a $4 billion deal, the two will now be one. Juniper acquires NetScreen in $4 billion deal http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0209juniscreen.html?netTime will tell if this is a case of two great tastes that taste great together. Juniper Networks in recent years has arisen to become a force for Cisco to reckon with in Internet routing, while NetScreen ranks as one of the top IPSec VPN equipment vendors. In a $4 billion deal, the two will now be one.Juniper acquires NetScreen in $4 billion dealhttps://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0209juniscreen.html?net Qwest bundles WAN data services for enterprisesQwest this week is introducing bundles that put the focus on service quality rather than on the type of access. That is, you sign up for a certain level of service, regardless of whether the service is accessed through frame relay, DSL, ATM or Ethernet. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0209qwest.html?netNew version of MyDoom appearsInternet security companies Monday said that they discovered a new version of the MyDoom e-mail worm circulating on the Internet. MyDoom.C is a modified copy of the virus that ravaged the Internet in January. Unlike its predecessor, however, the new variant does not use e-mail or the Kazaa peer-to-peer network to spread and is not expected to make much of an impact on the Internet, said managed security services provider LURHQ.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0209newversi.html?netPeoplesoft urges rejection of Oracle’s $9.4 billion bidGet lost. That is the message, once again, PeopleSoft’s board of directors is sending to persistent suitor Oracle. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0209peoplurges.html?netToday at “Layer 8”Offshore outsourcing has become quite the controversial issue, and it’s not just the U.S. that’s grappling with the profit vs. people debate. The U.K. is also taking advantage of less-expensive labor in India, much to the displeasure of its trade unions. Head over to Layer 8 today for a BBC story on its visit to an Indian software conference, how Indian officials defend the move and the serious challenges those companies face in taking Western business. Then, for a little levity, we’ll point you to a clip of a home shopping host bonking himself in the noggin with the business end of a sword during a demonstration. Good times.https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net Related content news analysis Cisco, AWS strengthen ties between cloud-management products Combining insights from Cisco ThousandEyes and AWS into a single view can dramatically reduce problem identification and resolution time, the vendors say. By Michael Cooney Nov 28, 2023 4 mins Network Management Software Network Management Software Networking opinion Is anything useful happening in network management? Enterprises see the potential for AI to benefit network management, but progress so far is limited by AI’s ability to work with company-specific network data and the range of devices that AI can see. By Tom Nolle Nov 28, 2023 7 mins Generative AI Network Management Software brandpost Sponsored by HPE Aruba Networking SASE, security, and the future of enterprise networks By Adam Foss, VicePresident Pre-sales Consulting, HPE Aruba Networking Nov 28, 2023 4 mins SASE news AWS launches Cost Optimization Hub to help curb cloud expenses At its ongoing re:Invent 2023 conference, the cloud service provider introduced several new and free updates that are expected to help enterprises optimize their AWS costs. By Anirban Ghoshal Nov 28, 2023 3 mins Amazon re:Invent Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe