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As enterprises continue to invest in wireless devices and networks, IT specialists will be faced with the growing challenge of maintaining and improving the security of those networks. In many cases, they are getting the financial assistance they need to achieve this goal. Global spending on overall...

Continuing its transformation into a network security and services provider, VeriSign has agreed to buy privately held network security firm Guardent in a deal valued at $140 million. The stock-and-cash agreement calls for VeriSign to retail all 150 of Guardent's full-time employees and to maintain ...

Check Point Software Technologies has announced it will bolster its security product portfolio by buying privately held Zone Labs, the market leader in personal firewalls, in a deal worth about $205 million in stock and cash. "We've had tremendous interest from customers in recent months in endpoint...

In a move designed to prevent its ever-growing range of products from drawing attention away from its core operating system, Microsoft has announced it will form a division solely focused on improving the Windows OS software. The company said the stand-alone Windows unit will create a more streamlin...

Part 1 of this two-part series detailed five ways companies can improve their position in search engine rankings, including URL submission, paid inclusion, content tailored for Web "spiders," a well thought-out page title and the nuances of META tags. Focusing on improving your site by addressing ju...

With the makings of an economic recovery on the horizon, IT budgets are beginning to grow again, and CTOs finally may be able to translate their mental wish lists into tangible purchases. However, the lessons of the downturn are still fresh in most people's minds, so CTOs likely will keep a tight re...

In a bid to break into the market for alternative online payments, Yahoo has said it will launch an international version of its PayDirect service, using disposable ATM cards as the method of transferring payments. Analysts said while it is unlikely that PayDirect could dislodge PayPal from the top ...

The ways in which people search for information on the Web have changed. It is increasingly vital that a site's listing appear in the first few pages of search results -- because most people will not take the time to scroll further than that. This two-part article outlines 10 strategies that can hel...

IBM has unveiled new grid and autonomic computer services, coupling business experts from IBM Business Consulting Services and IBM Global Services with technology experts at IBM Research. The goal is to help Big Blue's enterprise customers make heterogeneous environments work together and exploit av...

Seeking to retain its edge in the fiercely competitive search engine world by expanding its pool of engineering talent, Google has said it plans to open an R&D facility in India next year. The company has settled on Bangalore, a city often referred to as India's Silicon Valley, as the location f...

Seeking to retain its edge in the fiercely competitive search engine world by expanding its pool of engineering talent, Google has said it plans to open an R&D facility in India next year. The company has settled on Bangalore, a city often referred to as India's Silicon Valley, as the location f...

Seeking to retain its edge in the fiercely competitive search engine world by expanding its pool of engineering talent, Google has said it plans to open an R&D facility in India next year. The company has settled on Bangalore, a city often referred to as India's Silicon Valley, as the location f...

The National Football League and e-commerce have a lot in common. Sure, one has a lot more 300-pound linemen, but in both cases, it almost always comes down to the last five weeks of the year. Imagine the outrage if an NFL team showed up for a game in December and discovered it didn't have enough pl...

In the immortal words of philosopher and cultural critic George Santayana, those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it. Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist of Charles Dickens' famous play A Christmas Carol, likely would have agreed with this sentiment. In a similar vein, as the holi...

In the immortal words of philosopher and cultural critic George Santayana, those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it. Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist of Charles Dickens' famous play A Christmas Carol, likely would have agreed with this sentiment. In a similar vein, as the holi...