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More Secret Than It Procket Networks, a Silicon Valley start-up that continues to keep its research and development hand close to its vest, has lured away yet another of its competitors executives. Randall Kruep, formerly senior vice president of worldwide customer operations at Redback Networks, has been named president and chief executive. Prockets management team […]

NFR Security Inc.s updated NID software and Network Flight Recorder Intrusion Detection Appliance caught virtually all the attacks eWeek Labs threw at it, proving to be a great combo for IT managers who need to know when their network is under attack. Although using the appliance requires a minor workaround in a switched network environment, […]

Despite all of the attention given to the economic slowdown, the overall U.S. economy remains fundamentally sound. Its just running a bit slower than it has been in recent years, which should give us all time to take a breather and get our businesses in order. The big question thats floating around these days is […]

First, I have a word for all the readers who responded to my “Hang Up and Drive” column by arguing that its unfair to ban driving under the influence of phones while ignoring other distractions, such as smoking, eating, singing, radio tuning, applying makeup, shaving, etc. Unfortunately, management says I cant use that word here. […]

No matter what procedures are actually laid out in your customers recovery plans, you almost invariably will end up being the first one called when a disaster actually strikes. In the chaos of the moment, your customer will want an expert on hand, and as far as theyre concerned, thats you. Handled well, serving as […]

Even if your client has a fully developed and continually tested disaster plan, youve got to take into account the capabilities of the organizations that they partner with for infrastructure services. We were talking with a unified-messaging provider the other day. They talked a great game plan, with replicated data sites in the United States, […]

The death of a dot-com retailer doesnt mean trouble for its unpaid suppliers — if theyve got credit risk insurance. Underwriters say such policies allow suppliers to accept contracts that they may otherwise consider too risky — such as deals to supply shaky e-tailers — giving many dot-coms and other Internet companies a new lease […]

Take That! Digex shareholders must be pleased with their WorldCom settlement. WorldCom agreed to pay $165 million in cash, acquiesced to fund $900 million in Digexs expansion and committed to sell $500 million worth of the companys services. The suit was filed last year after WorldCom backed out of a deal to purchase Digex for […]

You think presidential pardons face close scrutiny? Try being Bill Gates. Rumors swirled last week that the Department of Justice was investigating Microsofts planned acquisition of Great Plains Software. But as we went to press, statements from the Federal Trade Commission suggested otherwise. The FTC gave the deal its blessing late last week, according to […]

With earnings season nearly over, bad news continues to outweigh the good for many tech stocks. Our index fell a moderate 4.7 percent last week—its second consecutive decline. MarchFirst was last weeks worst offender. The company posted a whopping $6.8 billion loss for the fourth quarter, or $37.09 per diluted share, compared with a net […]