Stories by: Bob Francis

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Cisco's black eye at Black Hat 09 August, 2005 15:14:30

There I was, running late to the Black Hat conference because of the weather , riding the long escalator to the third floor of Caesar's Palace in Vegas when I heard someone at the top of the stairs yell to someone behind me on the escalator.
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Security vendors enter vulnerability bidding war 29 July, 2005 07:41:42

As security personnel met at this week's Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas, there was easy money to be made at the security vulnerability table.
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Rethinking the data security box 19 July, 2005 08:40:51

Computer security can be a difficult problem to get a handle on, so sometimes it takes some creative thinking. I would say it involves "thinking outside the box," but that's a little too trite and overused.
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Cast Iron offers new application integration appliances 01 July, 2005 08:26:49

Cast Iron Systems this week released two new appliances for data-integration projects, with one designed to provide a high-availability fail-over option.
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Security vendors respond to heightened concerns 29 June, 2005 08:11:52

Recent security breaches involving universities, credit card processors, and financial institutions are making security a hot topic, and security companies are busy upgrading their product lines -- either by acquiring new product lines or upgrading current products.
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Dell adds high-performance switch line 28 June, 2005 08:04:35

Dell on Monday introduced a new series of high-performance PowerConnect switches with new security capabilities and enterprise-class management features.
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Microsoft weighs in on VoIP 22 June, 2005 12:58:15

The ramp up of VoIP continued last week as Microsoft added to the technology with new products and services. It also announced strategic alliances with Amdocs, AT&T and Sylantro Systems.
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Cisco adds intelligence to network gear 22 June, 2005 08:02:56

Cisco is embarking on a new direction as it announced Tuesday details of its first move into the messaging middleware business with its Application-Oriented Network (AON) business unit.
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Sun, EMC bolster storage lineups 21 June, 2005 08:00:39

EMC and Sun Microsystems Monday released updated and new systems designed for the growing content-addressable storage market.
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Tacit upgrades WAN acceleration line 15 June, 2005 08:40:55

Tacit Networks on Tuesday added e-mail acceleration, distributed software management capabilities, network and Web services, increased performance features, and flexible product packaging options to its wide-area network (WAN) optimization products.
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Oracle, IBM update identity management packages 08 June, 2005 09:12:08

Oracle and IBM on Tuesday both re-enforced their identity management software offerings with new features and functions.