John Moore

A New Look at Layers While emerging classes of tools may fend off attacks at multiple layers of a security strategy, there are pitfalls if the tools are not properly configured, managed or integrated with existing systems. Layer 1: Perimeter SecurityLayer 2: Host SecurityLayer 3: Identity and Access ManagementLayer 4: Network Access ControlLayer 5: Vulnerability […]

Si Chen believes open source has something to offer organizations with specialized business applications needs. To Chen, principal of Open Source Strategies Inc., a Los Angeles-based consulting firm, open sources flexibility lends itself to ERP (enterprise resource planning) solutions. Open source puts ERP source code in the hands of companies, which can freely modify it […]

Ferris Research last month painted an attractive picture of the e-mail security sector. The San Francisco-based research house, which focuses on messaging and collaboration, said in a report that the market for e-mail security products and services will grow from $3.7 billion this year to $5.5 billion by 2010. The near-term annual revenue growth rate […]

In recent years, more resellers have latched on to the concept of offering managed services in addition to their traditional integration and support. The main draw is the potential for an ongoing revenue stream from service customers as well as higher revenue per customer. Managed services are not just a business opportunity but a matter […]

What can a textile manufacturer that still wants to make fabric in America claim as its competitive advantage? If youre W.L. Gore & Associates of Newark, Del., its democracy. Gores technology to make plastic-based fabrics and its iconic Gore-Tex brand of outdoor clothing, with its Guaranteed to Keep You Dry pledge, may be the companys […]

A recent column of mine discussed how one outsourcing expert believes tech companies that offshore some IT functions may boost their competitive posture, increase financial stability, and, so the notion goes, save jobs at home. Theres little controversy on whether offshoring lets IT services firms become more cost-effective. The wage disparity between the United States […]

Fear of job loss has always clouded the reputation of outsourcing, going back to the days when the practice was known as “doing the Kodak.” In 1989, Eastman Kodak Co. outsourced its data centers to IBM and later cut deals with Digital Equipment Corp. and Businessland for networks and desktops, respectively. Kodak outsourced to focus […]

Voice over IP has been a slow starter in the residential/small office market. “The VOIP-in-the-home market hasnt been much of a business,” acknowledged Dan Schwab, vice president of marketing at D&H Distributing Co. Inc. He said VOIP primarily has gained traction among large enterprises with the appropriate infrastructure to roll out the technology. /zimages/5/28571.gifClick here […]

If Accentures recent financial results prove an accurate barometer, integrators may be in for a shifting business climate. Global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing giant Accenture released results Wednesday for its fiscal third quarter, which ended May 31. During a teleconference discussion of the companys financials, executives pointed to a couple of interesting trends. […]

Name: Terry BenzelTitle: VP, Network Associates Inc.Web Info: www.pgp.com/research/nailabs/default.aspClaim To Fame: Information security researcher Call Terry Benzel an unwilling prophet of potential disaster. Benzel, a vice president with Network Associates Inc. and director of that companys NAI Labs, testified last month before Congress on the nations cyber vulnerabilities. Since then, a number of news outlets […]