F5 to acquire Swan Labs

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F5 to acquire Swan Labs, 09/07/05

F5 Networks Tuesday announced it has signed an agreement to
acquire Swan Labs in a $43 million cash deal set to close in
F5's fiscal 2006 first quarter.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlfinancialnewsa6588>

Katrina could cost BellSouth $600 million, 09/06/05

BellSouth says damage to its network from Hurricane Katrina
could reach $600 million.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlfinancialnewsa6589>

Symbol, Intermec settle RFID dispute, 09/06/05

Symbol Technologies and Intermec Technologies have settled a
dispute over intellectual property for RFID (radio frequency
identification) technology, the companies announced Tuesday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlfinancialnewsa6590>

Opinion: Novell nets takeover talk, 09/05/05

Novell released its third-quarter financial results a couple of
weeks ago (its fiscal year runs ends Oct. 31), and the picture
wasn't very pretty.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlfinancialnewsa6591>

Opinion: Google: The immaturity of huge masses, 09/05/05

If we're lucky, Google, by virtue of its strong internal culture
and its traditional "Do no evil" philosophy, might be able to
reestablish its maturity. If it doesn't do that quickly,
however, it runs the risk of becoming like Microsoft; not truly
...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlfinancialnewsa6592>

Microsoft completes FrontBridge acquisition, 08/31/05

Microsoft Wednesday announced that it has completed its purchase
of FrontBridge Technologies, a company that provides managed
services for e-mail security, compliance and availability.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlfinancialnewsa6593>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Microsoft warms up voice software plans
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlfinancialnewsa6594>

2. Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE aces performance tests
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlfinancialnewsa6595>

3. Supermarket chain freezes Internet access
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlfinancialnewsa6596>

4. 2005 salary survey
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlfinancialnewsa3972>

5. Katrina tests net service providers
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlfinancialnewsa6597>

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