Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Cisco to acquire wireless-management firm; Sun nixes federal purchasing contract

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Sun cancels federal government contract in middle of dispute; survey says ISPs are optimistic about stopping botnet attacks; Apple launches iPhone in Europe.

CISCO TO ACQUIRE WIRELESS-MANAGEMENT FIRM COGNIO
Cisco this week said it will purchase privately held Cognio, a maker of spectrum analysis and management systems for wireless networks.

SUN NIXES FEDERAL PURCHASING CONTRACT
Sun last week canceled one of its largest contracts with one of the country's largest IT buyers, the federal government.

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SECURITY BREACH SEVERITY WORSENS, STUDY FINDS
The number of reported security breaches is down, yet the average severity of breaches has doubled, according to a new study.

OPSWARE ADDS STORAGE TOOLS TO AUTOMATION SUITE
Opsware is rounding out its data center automation capabilities this week with the introduction of a storage automation add-on. In addition, the company is updating its entire software suite with IT process automation technology acquired earlier this year with start-up iConclude.

YAHOO COUNTERS FOES, NABS OPEN SOURCE COLLABORATION VENDOR ZIMBRA
Yahoo Monday acquired open source collaboration vendor Zimbra for $350 million keeping pace with Google, IBM and Microsoft to supply ...

CYBERCRIME ACCELERATES WHILE SOFTWARE VULNERABILITIES DIP, RESEARCHERS FIND
The number of software vulnerabilities recorded in the first half of 2007 declined, while the use of cybercrime toolkits ...

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