Security

Microsoft to buy SSL VPN vendor Whale

Bluetooth to serial adapters

* Latest Cool Tools video: Bluetooth to serial adapters * Latest Cool Tools Column: Palm's new Treo * The past 7 days on the Cool Tools Blog * Featured reader resource

High-tech Ireland

Government agency, Enterprise Ireland, invests in future of start-ups

Blue Security waves white flag

Revamped Symantec security client due next year

Symantec's Hamlet client security software integrates technology from recent acquisitions.

Verisign to buy SSL vendor for $125 million

VeriSign's purchase of SSL certificate provider GeoTrust will give it access to the SMB market.

Creating an identity management plan is like a game of Monopoly

* Dave discusses identity management with CA's Toby Weiss

Wireless grab bag

* WLANs, RFID, and spectrum auctions

Plantronics debuts VoIP Bluetooth headset

Privacy conference: Schneier comes to Vermont

* Bruce Schneier to keynote Vermont privacy conference