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IBM Reveals Security-as-a-Service Offerings
IBM is pushing further into the on-demand delivery arena by launching its first set of security-as-a-service offerings since its acquisition of Internet Security Systems in August 2006. Serving primarily the small and midsize business sector, the new services will be sold through the IBM ISS channels and will enable midsize companies to combat the growing…
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ForeScout Hopes Buyback Scheme Will Attract VARs
ForeScout is hoping to woo VARs to its channel program with the launch of a buyback scheme aimed at its major competitors in the network access control space. The vendor began the scheme several weeks ago, hoping to capitalize on the downfall of rival Lockdown Network. “We wanted to ensure that Lockdown’s customers and their…
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Webroot Looks to Take Hold in U.S.
Now that the dust has settled on its acquisition of Email Systems, security vendor Webroot is making an aggressive push into the United States with its e-mail security software-as-a-service offering. Webroot bought Email Systems last November and Webroot CEO Peter Watkins said the integration of the company “deserves an A+.” He told Channel Insider, “With Email Systems…
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Cisco, EMC Partner for Data Security
Cisco Systems and EMC announced a plan to integrate products and services to provide end-to-end security for enterprise data. The partnership, made public April 7 as part of a press and analyst session during the RSA Conference in San Francisco, will initially focus on DLP (data loss prevention), data encryption and key management. The collaboration promises…
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Is Microsoft Finally Taking Security Seriously?
For some time now, the channel has always had a problem putting the words security and Microsoft together in a sentence. Whether or not Microsoft deserves the reputation for a lack of secure products is a debate that rages on throughout the industry; it all comes down to perception. People today perceive Microsoft’s products as…
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MxToolBox Unshaken by Postini Fallout
Eric Rachal, founder and CEO of MxToolBox, said his company was one of the few large Postini VARs that continued to purchase Postini’s services directly from the company. In February, Google and Postini sparked controversy by pushing most Postini VARs, many of which are small and midsize businesses, to purchase Postini’s e-mail security services through…