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Symantec Urges Partners to Narrow Focus
While having leadership positions in multiple technology segments would seem like a good thing, it creates a problem for Symantec in that it’s increasingly difficult to succinctly classify Symantec as a whole. Is it a security company? Is it a storage company? Is an information lifecycle company? Is it a business process management company? The…
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HP to Acquire 3Com for $2.7B, Upping Ante Against Cisco
Looking to create a “networking industry powerhouse” and up the ante in its growing rivalry with Cisco, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) has announced it will acquire networking vendor 3Com (NASDAQ: COMS) in a stock deal estimated to be worth about $2.7 billion. HP says the acquisition of 3Com, a provider of network switching, routing and security solutions,…
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Ex Employees Pose Growing Security Threat
Ex Employees Pose Growing Security Threat Reprisals from recently departed employees and a lack of adequate security budgets and resources are becoming major concerns for senior IT professionals, according to the 12th annual Ernst & Young Global Information Security Survey. By Steve Wexler 75% of respondents fear reprisals According to nearly 1,900 senior executives in…
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Web Application Vulnerabilities Rise, Customers Still Ignore Them
The number of Web application vulnerabilities shot up by 10 percent during the first half of 2009 compared to the last half of 2008, according to a new report released today by Cenzic. The report pulled together analysis of data compiled from customers using Cenzic’s ClickToSecure, an application security assessment and penetration testing managed service,…
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Cisco Intros Next-Gen Video Conferencing, Collaboration Platform
Looking to create a complete video-enabled collaboration solution for the new millennium, Cisco today introduced a handful of new products and outlined how they would work together, enabling businesses to increase productivity and reduce travel. The announcements include nods to next-generation collaboration standards as well as providing an answer to those who have said that…
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Symantec Reveals 2010 Channel Plan at Partner Engage Conference
Security and storage channel providers converged in Orlando, Fla., this week to meet up with representatives at Symantec for the company’s annual Partner Engage conference. The intensive day-and-a-half event is highlighted by several sneak peeks into Symantec’s channel plans for 2010, including a new demo platform and a newly adjusted renewal incentive plan tweaked to…
