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IT trainer offers master's degree for hackers In an effort to produce the next generation of chief security officers and IT systems defense experts, an online training company is offering a new master's degree program in security science. Verizon Business adds to SLAs Verizon Communications' Business unit has expanded its service-level agreement (SLA) options, allowing customers to invoke their SLAs on the last mile of their network connection, even in cases where Verizon doesn't own those pipes. September 24, 8:12 a.m. PDT Security outsourcing on the rise As one of the world's largest outsourcing providers, Wipro Technologies is ramping up its security services business in a big way.  September 20, 2:30 p.m. PDT AT&T: Network perimeter security should be virtual Enterprise companies will soon begin offloading many of their network security responsibilities to telecommunications and Internet service providers and save vast amounts of time and money doing so, if AT&T has its way. September 20, 4:05 a.m. PDT Fear of insider threats hits home The more money that companies spend on securing their IT operations from external attack, the more it seems they become aware that the potential threat posed by their own employees remains their most significant risk. September 18, 10:42 a.m. PDT Infrastructure threats: Botnets show DoS who's boss Malware-infected botnet PCs have overtaken DoS attacks as the top security issue facing Internet service providers and other Web infrastructure hosting players, according to a new survey of the organizations. September 18, 3:54 a.m. PDT AT&T expands services in Middle East AT&T is pumping up its services in the Middle East by expanding its network in the region and building up its local presence there, the company announced Monday. September 10, 9:11 a.m. PDT Best of open source in security In areas such as CRM software and portals, open source gained a foothold because users were willing to compromise -- less could be more, because the price was right. In security, open source rushed in because commercial vendors fell down on the job. As security problems in the enterprise outstripped the capabilities of commercial solutions, a number of talented security researchers stepped into the breach via the open source model. September 10, 3:00 a.m. PDT Nokia, Intel beef up new network security appliance Nokia added a new appliance to its network security range that has more processing muscle -- the first product to come out of its collaboration with Intel. September 6, 4:43 a.m. PDT Forrester security show stresses risk management Enterprise security decision makers have long been more likely to be swayed by flashy new technologies than by the notion of comprehensive IT restructuring to protect data and other corporate assets, but the situation is evolving rapidly, according to experts participating in Forrester Research's ongoing Security Forum. September 5, 11:33 a.m. PDT FBI: Enterprises need counterintelligence The Chinese government has denied involvement in a series of hacks carried out against IT systems at the Pentagon in June this week, but the threat of technology-driven espionage has forced the FBI to push businesses and academic institutions to better prepare for such attacks. September 4, 3:45 p.m. PDT Tata to aid India's telecoms expansion India's largest outsourcer Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. has landed a US$140 million contract from India's large state-owned telecommunications services provider, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., for the deployment of next-generation networks in the country. August 30, 7:15 a.m. PDT Intel's vPro chips in more security for businesses With the introduction of its latest vPro microprocessors on Monday, Intel contends it is injecting a heavy dose of new security capabilities for the benefit of business customers and third-party technology providers alike. August 27, 8:00 a.m. PDT 10 reasons to be paranoid The truth is out there ... and so is your data. And just because there are no virtual black helicopters following you doesn't mean somebody somewhere doesn't have a bead on who you are and what you are doing. August 27, 3:00 a.m. PDT Mobile workers still struggling with security A fair amount of business users remain oblivious or unconcerned about many of the security issues involved with mobile devices, according to a new study published by Cisco and the National Cyber Security Alliance. August 21, 3:08 p.m. PDT Pundits on parade: What’s next in tech You’ve heard of Christmas in July, that classic advertising gimmick designed to lure shoppers into stores despite the oppressive heat and humidity. We’ll, we’ve got New Year’s in August, which invites you to stay indoors and read “The next big things in IT” -- 15 predictions about the future of technology. August 20, 3:00 a.m. PDT Apps security to dominate Black Hat Black Hat kicks off this week in Las Vegas with a big shift in focus from Internet viruses to application security. July 31, 3:00 a.m. PDT ZyXel pushes secure remote access for all Remote access is a necessity for today's businesses, whether it's for getting at data and apps from a remote office or from the living room sofa after hours. SSL VPNs help provide that access securely and easily through the ubiquitous Web browser without requiring a "fat" software client on the remote PC. And now SSL VPN vendors are finally bringing feature-rich clientless remote-access solutions to the little folks, small and midsize companies, at a price low enough for everyone to afford. July 13, 3:00 a.m. PDT European Commission pushes Germany on telecom access The European Commission asked the German regulatory authority, the Federal Network Agency, Monday to do more to ensure a level playing field in the market for high-speed optical fiber connections to the home or office. June 25, 9:49 a.m. PDT Cisco pushes IronPort smarts to firewalls Cisco Systems will begin offering IronPort's security filtering tools to its firewall customers after the networking giant's acquisition of the company closes on June 25. June 22, 10:05 a.m. PDT Microsoft unveils integrated security Microsoft shared details of its long-term security product strategy as part of its ongoing TechEd 2007 training conference on June 4, lifting the lid on plans to deliver an integrated suite of its software by mid-2009. June 4, 7:24 a.m. PDT Attackers get chatty on VoIP The recent spate of malware attacks propagating throughout the user base of the Skype Internet calling system illustrates a broader trend toward cyber-criminals moving to take advantage of VoIP platforms as they become increasingly popular. May 30, 12:18 p.m. PDT Companies open wallets for secure data An annual VanDyke Software-sponsored survey of IT network and systems administrators finds that businesses have increased their spending on secure data communications technologies and also have undertaken significant work to improve their internal processes to benefit security. May 22, 11:42 a.m. PDT Infrastructure security powers up He may not have known it at the time, but Lonnie Charles Denison helped prove the need for tighter security at many infrastructure businesses when he launched a multifaceted attack against California Independent System Operator, a quasi-governmental agency responsible for management of the state's power grid. May 9, 4:17 a.m. PDT Nokia expands security appliance line Nokia introduced two new network security appliances on April 30, adding high- and low-end models that aim to help companies filter out malware traffic before it penetrates their IT systems. April 30, 2:17 p.m. PDT Large enterprises still serving up spam Well-known enterprise companies are still having their IT systems hijacked by spammers despite investing in many different types of technologies aimed at stopping the problem. April 17, 3:04 p.m. PDT McAfee: Cyber-crime will continue to pay The latest research report from McAfee's Avert Labs paints a frightening picture for enterprise IT administrators and end-users, predicting continued maturation of cyber-crime and the technological means being used to carry out external attacks. April 10, 9:00 p.m. PDT Desktop virtualization is gaining traction The market for desktop virtualization is hitting a growth spurt, given a run of new product introductions and research showing increased demand for the technology. April 10, 5:56 a.m. PDT ShmooCon hacker event gets under way The third annual ShmooCon convention kicked off in Washington, D.C., on March 23 and will run throughout the weekend with a series of lectures and presentations covering a wide range of enterprise security issues. March 23, 2:12 p.m. PST More IT war stories Off the Record, the real-world slice of life that graces the last page of InfoWorld, is one of our most popular columns. I know this from reader surveys and from all the e-mail I receive about it. As reader Roland Sickenberger put it recently, “It’s my favorite part of the magazine, kind of like a ‘Dilbert come to life’ thing.” March 5, 3:00 a.m. PST Mitsubishi Electric eyes 10Gbps secure VPNs KAMAKURA, Japan -- Mitsubishi Electric has developed a prototype encryption device that can handle IPsec v2 on 10Gbps Ethernet. February 16, 4:56 a.m. PST New ways to save on virtualization In 2006, many enterprise IT groups saw the potential in virtualization, rushed to consolidate servers and subsequently propelled VMware software to a market-leading spot. As 2007 begins, VMware's prices are under attack, just as more CIOs look to virtualization to control server and storage sprawl and tame data center power costs. February 8, 4:59 a.m. PST Virtualization vendors target smaller businesses As large enterprises embrace the concept of virtualization to more efficiently manage their information technology systems, vendors are now targeting the small-to-medium size market. February 5, 8:22 a.m. PST Microsoft ships SSL VPN software Microsoft has introduced a new product combining the Whale Communications virtual private networking (VPN) software it bought last year with the latest version of its Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA Server), the company said Wednesday. February 1, 6:59 a.m. PST VMware upgrade aims to simplify virtualization Virtualization software maker VMware is set to introduce a new version of its VMware Converter migration tool software, which facilitates setting up server virtualization on a computer system. January 29, 4:29 a.m. PST Women in technology: A call to action A quick scan of almost any IT department -- from the trenches to the corner office -- confirms it: Women who embrace technology as a lifelong career remain a rare breed. To be sure, opportunity for women in technology has advanced in the past few decades, as have education initiatives aimed at leveling the playing field, but for every woman rising to prominence or embarking on a profession in IT, there seems to be another opting out of her career in technology. January 29, 3:03 a.m. PST Back to school: Getting girls into IT Despite the success of various education initiatives in the past several years, there’s little doubt that the shortage of women in technology begins on the playground. As such, many industry leaders and experts believe the long-term solution to the gender imbalance in IT lies in women technologists going back to school -- way back, to high schools and even elementary schools to mentor young girls, who too often give up on math and science at an early age. January 29, 3:02 a.m. PST Activism provides competitive advantage for IT Encountering another woman working in technology was a rare event for me when I started out in IT many years ago. In the years since, women have made significant strides, sometimes against great odds, proving their mettle as both tech execs and engineers. January 29, 3:01 a.m. PST Gender crisis in IT You don’t need a degree in statistics to recognize that IT is a men’s club. Just walk the floor of any tech conference or, in all likelihood, your own office — XY chromosomes everywhere you look. January 29, 3:00 a.m. PST Unisys untangles chargeback mess in IT Unisys is introducing a software suite that, among other things, automates the process of billing departments for computing time in a virtual environment. January 22, 7:07 a.m. PST Technology of the Gods January is named after Janus, the two-faced Roman deity of beginnings and endings, who reportedly was able to look both forward and back. So for our Jan. 1 issue, we pay homage to the mythological immortal with our seventh annual Technology of the Year Awards, an analysis of where IT has been and where it’s going in 2007. January 1, 3:00 a.m. PST AT&T offers more concessions for BellSouth acquisition In a bid to win approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its planned US$67 billion acquisition of BellSouth Corp., AT&T Inc. has expanded the set of concessions it's offering to overcome opposition to the deal. December 29, 4:11 a.m. PST Review of reviews It’s coming up on closing time for 2006. All around us, everyone is going into holiday mode. Not to be curmudgeonly contrarians, InfoWorld will be following suit, taking a one-week break before returning on Jan. 1 with our first print issue of the year. (It’s really only a semi-hiatus; InfoWorld.com will continue to perk over the holidays with a slightly reduced slate of stories.) December 18, 3:00 a.m. PST Congress sets Alcatel-Lucent hearings Another hurdle has cropped up for the merger of Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. as the U.S. House Armed Services Committee has set a hearing on the national security implications of the deal. November 10, 10:32 a.m. PST IBM introduces virtualization dashboard IBM onThursday is introducing a new tool to manage virtualized datacenters even if the center is running different types of virtualization software. November 2, 5:08 a.m. PST Redefining innovation Innovative ideas are a dime a dozen, according to Jim Andrew, senior partner at big-time consultancy BCG. In fact, at most companies, coming up with great concepts for a product, service, or process isn’t even an issue. But turning those ideas into money … ah, there’s the rub. October 30, 3:00 a.m. PST Sun advances its virtualization strategy Sun Microsystems is offering several new virtualization services to customers that one analyst says amounts to the first overall "virtualization strategy" from the company. October 17, 4:57 a.m. PDT Lucent speeds up firewalls Lucent Technologies Inc. is putting the pedal to the metal in its new VPN (virtual private network) firewalls for carriers and large enterprises. September 11, 4:30 p.m. PDT XenSource to ship XenEnterprise next week Virtualization software provider XenSource will launch its first product, XenEnterprise next week, competing head-to-head with industry leader VMWare's in the space, its chief executive officer said Thursday. August 18, 4:24 a.m. PDT Vanco offers wide-area Ethernet It's not new technology, but Vanco is using its virtual private networking skills to provide a new wide-area Ethernet offering that could be a quick and relatively inexpensive way for enterprises to connect remote sites over high-speed links. August 2, 6:54 a.m. PDT Microsoft closes Whale buy, reveals road map Microsoft closed its acquisition of VPN (virtual private network) vendor Whale Communications on Wednesday, and outlined a road map for how it would integrate Whale's products into its own security portfolio. July 26, 1:16 p.m. PDT Betting on authentication If Paul Roberts ever goes to the track, I’m gonna let him place a few bets for me. He has a knack for picking winners. Case in point, a few weeks back, the InfoWorld senior editor suggested the time was right for a story on the enterprise’s need for stronger, brainier authentication to clamp down on fraud. No sooner had he finished writing this week's authentication cover story than EMC announced plans to buy authentication vendor RSA Security. A week later, it was Secure Computing buying CipherTrust (with its e-mail reputation system), while digital identity vendor Entrust snapped up fraud-detection company Business Signatures. The vendors clearly appreciate Roberts’ trend-spotting abilities. July 24, 3:00 a.m. PDT IBM eases billing for virtualized environments IBM launched on Thursday software to help companies deploying virtualized computing environments more easily bill business departments or external clients based on consumption of resources. June 1, 7:33 a.m. PDT Microsoft buys VPN vendor Microsoft plans to acquire virtual private network vendor Whale Communications, a move that will add new capabilities to Microsoft's Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server product. May 18, 9:14 a.m. PDT Security is all about implementation Lack of equipment interoperability and confusion over who is responsible for security are to blame for the lack of security in VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol), an issue that IT administrators say is a major concern for them, experts speaking at VON Europe on Wednesday said. May 17, 6:09 a.m. PDT Tech startups to watch Startups are back! or at least, startup fever is back. Scan the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and you won’t find any hockey sticks -- the level of investment in enterprise-related technology startups has actually remained fairly flat, hovering between $1.5 and $2.3 billion per quarter from 2003 through 2005. May 15, 3:00 a.m. PDT Verizon offers rebuttal on Net neutrality Efforts in the U.S. Congress to prohibit broadband providers from impairing or favoring some network traffic will "shut the door" to new services, a Verizon Communications official said Tuesday. May 9, 8:40 a.m. PDT Cassatt extends virtualization management Virtualization software startup Cassatt on Monday launched new software to help manage virtual machines from EMC subsidiary VMware, Microsoft, and the Xen open-source project. April 17, 8:18 a.m. PDT Secure remote access to small and branch offices SonicWall made its name in the small office market, and although the company is expanding rapidly into the enterprise, products such as the SSL-VPN 200 show that it hasn’t lost the value touch. SonicWall has positioned this VPN appliance to combine the ease-of-use advantage associated with SSL VPNs with a smaller form factor and an attractive price tag: less than $600 for roughly 10 concurrent SSL VPN tunnels. A bigger sibling, the SSL-VPN 2000, is available for larger networks at about $2,300. April 10, 3:00 a.m. PDT Cisco delivers service-stuffed routers Not that long ago, a small-office router handling a single T1 was more or less fully consumed by that task. Throwing more features into the software to support services such as VoIP or firewalling just wasn’t practical, given the cost of CPU and RAM available for the smaller units. April 6, 3:00 a.m. PDT Alcatel, Lucent agree to merge Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. have reached a definitive agreement to merge, they said Sunday. April 2, 8:04 a.m. PDT Do you believe in the power of telecom mergers? In a year when top-tier Oscars went to niche-market movies, why are business plaudits going to do a blockbuster deal such as AT&T’s just-announced $67 billion acquisition of BellSouth? If scale doesn’t work in movies anymore, why should it work in business? March 17, 3:00 a.m. PST Don't neuter the Net Senator Ron Wyden: We love you. Wyden’s the Oregon Democrat who introduced legislation this week seeking to end this attack on Net neutrality. March 9, 3:00 a.m. PST Security in the spotlight at Cebit Security will be a major focus this week at the giant Cebit show in Hanover, Germany. This year, the annual IT trade show will hone in on the multiple layers of security threats facing enterprise networks. Now it's not just data networks that are under attack; VoIP and even paper documents are at risk. March 6, 7:39 a.m. PST Plug-and-play appliances reshape IT landscape Looking for a can’t-miss enterprise trend? I have just one word for you: appliances. During the past year, our Test Center has been inundated with the things. And not just the old standbys like firewalls, switches, and routers. I’m talking appliances that can handle virtually every IT operation: intrusion prevention, intrusion detection, CRM, anti-spam, e-mail security, Web services integration. We’ve even seen a smattering of appliances for Microsoft Exchange that come bundled with managed services (look for our Test Center review in April). March 6, 3:00 a.m. PST UTM appliances whip blended security threats Taking one part stateful inspection firewall, one part intrusion prevention, and equal parts anti-virus, anti-spam, anti-spyware, and content filtering, UTM (Unified Threat Management) appliances blend traditionally separate security services into a single device, providing not only comprehensive protection against Internet-based threats but also streamlined access to policies and reporting. March 6, 3:00 a.m. PST U.S. DHS completes large-scale cyber exercise The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has completed the first full-scale government-led cyber attack simulation, and officials there called the exercise a "significant milestone." February 10, 1:05 p.m. PST Aventail and F5 extend their security reach to network access control During the past few years, SSL VPNs have matured from devices offering very basic application support to enterprise-ready security jacks-of-all-trades, capable of handling thousands of users and a wide range of connectivity options. Security features are evolving, with extensive host checking taking place prior to user log-on and adaptive, dynamic security policies being applied accordingly. February 3, 3:00 a.m. PST State CIOs need more IT security support from DHS The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must improve its support for U.S. state and local governments so they can better protect their IT infrastructures from attackers, two organizations of top IT officials said Wednesday. January 25, 2:57 p.m. PST IT will give up control of the network As we look at all the changes taking place on the Internet during the past several years, I think we can boil it down to two simple observations. First, the volume of traffic is increasing exponentially: E-mail, IM, and RSS all mean more connections. Second, each connection is moving a great deal more data, including multimedia, voice, and video. January 10, 3:00 a.m. PST Top technologies of the year Welcome to our first issue of the year. For those of you who took a break, re-entry into the heady universe of work may be a bit discombobulating. Fortunately, last Saturday, the world’s ever-considerate timekeepers saw fit to give us an extra sliver of time -- a leap second-- to prep for the new year. And now, with the pop of the cork (or was that the buzz of a pager?), we’re ready to herald 2006, a potential banner year for the enterprise. January 2, 3:00 a.m. PST Tech reviews for the holidays Even IT takes a holiday now and then. Same goes for the InfoWorld staff, which chills out by taking a one-week break following the publication of this, our 51st and final issue of the year. December 19, 3:00 a.m. PST US senator's bill would overhaul FCC's authority A U.S. senator has introduced a bill that would limit the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) policy-making power over telecommunications and broadband providers. The bill, in many cases, would allow the FCC to step in only when there's "clear and convincing evidence" that competition has failed. December 16, 9:33 a.m. PST VMware releases Player, teams up with Mozilla Virtualization software vendor VMware released its VMware Player Monday. The free product enables users to run, assess, and share software in a virtual machine on a PC running Microsoft's Windows operating system or Linux. VMware also announced it has partnered with Mozilla on another free product, Browser Appliance, a virtual machine powered by Mozilla's Firefox Web browser. December 12, 8:25 a.m. PST NEC develops e-mail-initiated VPN system NEC has developed a system that can initiate a secure VPN (virtual private network) connection between an office network and out-of-office computer at the receipt of an e-mail, it said Wednesday. December 8, 4:34 a.m. PST Juniper adds Symantec malware protection Juniper Networks VPN (virtual private network) appliances can now protect enterprises from malware, too. December 6, 4:03 a.m. PST Softricity, Tacit extend application virtualization Desktop virtualization software vendor Softricity and remote office IT provider Tacit Networks are teaming up to provide customers with a combined bundle of two of their products, the companies announced Monday. The as yet unnamed bundle aims to facilitate access by users in branch offices to virtualized, on-demand Windows applications. November 14, 4:56 a.m. PST Cellular data services ramp up If you’re susceptible to advertising sales pitches, you’d best -- like Ulysses’ crew -- plug up your ears. Otherwise, you will soon hear the siren call from the cell phone carriers pitching their newest data services. November 1, 3:00 a.m. PST Verizon revenue up, income flat Verizon Communications Inc. reported Thursday net income of US$1.9 billion for the third quarter of 2005, with income essentially flat from the third quarter of 2004. October 27, 5:42 a.m. PDT Cisco expands carrier Ethernet lineup Cisco Systems is getting ready to sell more gear into the burgeoning market for Ethernet services from carriers, preparing to introduce new switches and hardware modules at the Telecom 05 show in Las Vegas this week. October 25, 4:29 a.m. PDT Virtualization startup Propero thinks big Desktop virtualization startup Propero is due to release version 5.0 of its workSpace virtualization software Monday. The software enables users to access any application from any computer in any location, according to Propero's co-founders, helping companies to significantly lower their IT costs. The startup is also to announce that European investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein will roll out workSpace to 7,000 employes worldwide. October 24, 8:08 a.m. PDT Virgin to become virtual mobile operator in France The French mobile phone market may be about to get a bit more crowded. Virgin Mobile Holdings said on Monday that it's in talks with mobile phone operator Orange about launching a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in France. October 24, 6:20 a.m. PDT Mobile phone operators call for low cost equipment All the talk at the 3GSM World Congress Asia about ensuring people in poor countries have access to inexpensive mobile phones prompted some operators on Tuesday to call for the development of lower-cost equipment, so they can extent their networks throughout less-populated areas. September 27, 5:52 a.m. PDT VeriSign develops tools for wireless roaming Mobile users typically move among multiple networks: a wired DSL connection at home, a Wi-Fi hot spot at the airport, a landline connection at a hotel, and 3G service in between. Today, users must use a connection manager to log off one service and log on to another manually. Future smart clients, however, will be able to detect available networks and switch among them based on which networks are fastest, which are cheapest, and which are most secure for business use. September 22, 1:00 p.m. PDT Update: EMC to buy virtualization specialist Rainfinity EMC is to acquire Rainfinity, a network file virtualization software vendor, the storage giant announced Wednesday. The move is part of EMC's ongoing strategy to reposition itself as an information infrastructure company as laid out by the company's executives earlier this month at the firm's annual analyst day in New York. The move also fleshes out EMC's storage virtualization product portfolio. August 17, 9:22 a.m. PDT IDC sees healthy IT growth through 2009 The days of double-digit growth may be over, but an uptick in spending by the media, communications and health-care industries will help to keep worldwide IT spending growing at a healthy clip through 2009, IDC predicted Tuesday. August 16, 9:27 a.m. PDT Ex WorldCom CFO Sullivan gets 5 years in jail Former WorldCom Inc. Chief Financial Officer Scott Sullivan was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday for his role in engineering the $11 billion accounting fraud that led to the bankruptcy of the telecommunications powerhouse. August 11, 10:01 a.m. PDT Sprint, Nextel expect to finish merger Friday Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. said Tuesday they intend to finalize their merger on Aug. 12, after gaining all required regulatory approval. August 9, 11:33 p.m. PDT Juniper offers new SSL VPN appliances Juniper Networks on Monday extended its lineup of hardware platforms for SSL VPNs (Secure Sockets Layer virtual private networks), rolling out new devices for small, medium-sized and large enterprises. August 8, 2:56 p.m. PDT VMware holds a virtual edge for remote access I just have to say it: I love VMware. I've dinged around with several virtual-machine applications now, including Redmond's own Virtual PC and Virtual Server, and VMware simply kicks booty. August 4, 5:00 a.m. PDT Fight about TV over IP coming to Congress WASHINGTON - TV over IP (Internet Protocol) may come eventually to a television set near you, but not before a regulatory fight in the U.S. Congress. July 20, 3:18 p.m. PDT The dumb remote office Management, compliance, and security concerns have made consolidation all the rage in large organizations, which have increasingly moved their applications and data from globally dispersed servers to a few centralized, tightly secured data centers. With the trend toward intelligent networks, we may one day see remote offices with very little intelligence of their own. July 18, 5:00 a.m. PDT EU warns 11 more members on telecom competition The European Commission, the European Union's overall telecom regulator, launched its latest bid on Thursday to get its member states to ensure fair competition in the telecom sector. July 7, 10:08 a.m. PDT DOJ requires Alltel to divest assets in acquisition The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will require Alltel to sell off some of its assets in three central U.S. states before completing a $6 billion acquisition of competing wireless carrier Western Wireless Corp. July 6, 11:12 a.m. PDT Nortel issues patch for router VPN flaw Nortel Networks is offering a fix for a vulnerability that could let an attacker crash a VPN (virtual private network) router with a single malformed packet. June 1, 4:29 a.m. PDT Qwest chief confirms MCI bid is over Qwest Communications International has abandoned its pursuit of MCI, Qwest Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Notebaert told shareholders on Tuesday. May 25, 1:10 p.m. PDT BT's 'new wave' services contribute more to revenue PARIS - Net profit rose faster than revenue at telecommunications operator BT Group PLC in the quarter to March 31, with its "new wave" services now contributing 28 percent of revenue, compared to 23 percent at the start of 2004, the company said Thursday. May 19, 3:27 a.m. PDT Qwest bows out of MCI bidding Qwest Communications said it is no longer in the "best interests" of the company to continue competing with Verizon Communications in a bidding war to acquire MCI. May 2, 12:10 p.m. PDT Verizon raises bid for MCI and retains favor of board A new month, a new bid for acquisition target MCI. This time around it's Verizon Communications that has won the approval of MCI's board of directors with a revised cash-and-stock offer of at least $26 per MCI share, the companies said Monday. May 2, 5:17 a.m. PDT BT names suppliers for 21st Century Network SAN FRANCISCO - BT Group has picked eight network infrastructure vendors from seven countries as preferred suppliers for its 21st Century Network, a voice, video and data network that the U.K.'s incumbent national carrier plans to build over the next five years at a cost as high as £10 billion (US$19 billion). April 28, 1:55 p.m. PDT > Networking > Security > Telecom |
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