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Symantec’s New CEO Is Committed to Growing with the Channel
Competitors have crowed about stealing accounts and robbing market share away from Symantec. They say they’re slowly chipping away at Big Yellow’s dominance in the security industry because Symantec has become distracted by its adventures in storage and systems management. And many solution providers say they are switching away from Symantec because of poor products…
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Juniper Unveils Adaptive Threat Management Appliance
Juniper Networks is continuing its push to create greater interoperability with its products with the release of a new threat management platform in its SRX 3000 Services Gateway appliance. Over the last several months, Juniper has rolled out several initiatives and products designed around the themes of ease of management, ease of use, and open…
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How Financially Secure Is Your Security Vendor?
RSA earlier this week revamped its SecureWorld channel program, which now boasts new tiers for its broader product line, performance-based rebates, special rewards for incremental sales and, as proof of stability, the deep pockets of its parent, EMC. “A lot of niche players are going to flights of safety,” says Bill Taylor, senior director of…
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CA Sets Sights on Displacing Symantec, McAfee
To say the company formerly known as Computer Associates—now known simply as CA—has a tainted reputation is a bit of an understatement. For years, customers and partners complained about poor quality of service. Market analysts and media would joke about CA being a place where good products go to die. And the lasting impression of…
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Fortinet Unwraps New, Integrated Security Platform
Fortinet is seeking to expand its footprint in the enterprise and managed services market and capitalize on the IT consolidation trend with the release of its latest operating system, FortiOS 4.0, its security software platform that integrates multiple risk management functions into purpose-built appliances. Announced today, FortiOS 4.0 incorporates several tightly integrated security technologies, including…
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Data on President’s Helicopter Breached
A Pennsylvania security company reportedly uncovered a breach through peer-to-peer file sharing of sensitive information related the design plans, cost and avionics of President Barack Obama’s helicopter. According to report broadcast by WPXI in Pittsburgh, security firm Tiversa uncovered a breach in which files related to the president’s helicopter fleet were disclosed by a government…