Recent Articles
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Datalink-MCSI Consolidation: Sum Could Outweigh the Parts
Datalink acquired fellow storage VAR Midrange Computer Solutions Feb. 1 and overnight became one of the largest vendors of Sun, EMC, IBM and Symantec storage solutions. The purchase, for $14 million ($5 million cash and $9 million in Datalink shares), makes a storage VAR with the potential for $160 million in annual revenue–MCSI’s $47 million…
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Credibility at the Forefront
There’s something different about the security market, and especially the anti-malware market. Most software markets tend to move towards consolidation, but competition is alive and well in anti-malware. Clearly the major players are concerned about Microsoft’s entry into the market with their consumer-oriented OneCare service and the corporate Forefront products. Big players in the corporate…
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Global Warming and the Channel
I was wrapped in green at the end of January. In addition to editing an in-depth story about eco-friendly business opportunities for the channel, every time I opened my Google News page, the top story was about a high-profile report on global warming. And it just so happened that I had watched Al Gore’s “An…
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Testers Shine Light on CA-Vista Vulnerability
SAN FRANCISCO—Vulnerability researchers at penetration testing software maker Core Security claim that a well-known vulnerability existing in CA’s BrightStor backup software can be exploited when the program is running on Microsoft Windows Vista, essentially defeating the purpose of the operating system’s much-publicized security features. Officials with Core, which is based in Boston, announced the flaw…
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MS Admits It Needed More ‘Intrinsic Security’; Launches Products
SAN FRANCISCO—Microsoft executives Bill Gates and Craig Mundie kicked off the RSA Conference 2007 on Feb. 6 with a keynote presentation emphasizing the need for stronger online identity protection and IT systems access management. Speaking to attendees gathered here for the annual security conference—held at the Moscone Center from Feb. 5-10—the executives sought to highlight…
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EMC Boss Hints at Online Vaulting Strategy
SAN FRANCISCO—EMC President and CEO Joe Tucci leaked a key bit of information Feb. 6 at a standing room-only press conference at the RSA Security Conference 2007 that a number of EMC’s competitors may find very interesting. EMC, which already sells more storage hardware and software than any single vendor on the planet, is currently…
