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Symantec to Acquire BindView

Symantec Corp. continued its recent run of acquisitions last week, announcing plans to buy BindView Development Corp., of Houston, for $209 million, or $4...

SSL VPN Targets SMBs

Watchguard Technologies Inc.s Firebox SSL Core with Citrix Systems Inc.s Citrix Secure Access is a good Secure Sockets Layer VPN solution for small and...

Little Things Mean a Lot

Last year, the best brains in robotics couldnt build a vehicle that traveled more than seven miles without human input. This year, five vehicles...

Time for New Mobile Messaging Strategy, Analysts Say

CHICAGO—The time has come to rethink the assumptions that have shaped the mobile messaging industry, according to software and services vendors. Whats needed by...

eBay, VeriSign Strike Online Payment Deal

Online auctioneer eBay Inc. announced Monday that it plans to buy VeriSign Inc.s payment gateway business for $370 million, as it looks to further...

Microsoft Virtualization Policy Intrigues Users

SANTA CLARA, CALIF.—Microsoft Corp. customers reacted with surprise and even some disbelief Monday at the software giants announcement that it was simplifying its software...

Microsoft Simplifies Windows Server Licensing

Microsoft Corp. is simplifying the licensing for Windows Server System products that are used in virtual machine environments as it continues to try to...

Careless Users Challenge Mobile Security

CHICAGO—The primary security threat posed today by the surge in corporate use of mobile devices is not malware, industry pros said here Monday, pointing...

CIOs See Benefits in Partner Deals with Vendors

"We serve the sickest of the sick," says Doug Bach, CIO of Colorado access, a Medicaid and Medicare HMO based in Denver. And of...

Will VB 9 Win Over the VB 6 Faithful?

Microsoft Corp. officials said they believe the new features in the upcoming version of Visual Basic will go some way to appease developers who...