Dave Bailey

Business users warned to approach open source with "great caution" IT managers must keep their eye on risks as mobile devices become widespread. Enterprise security vendor McAfee has announced an extension to its general purpose VirusScan Enterprise range.. Akamai highlights global web threat Independent market analyst Datamonitor has released a new report headlining security concerns as the largest barrier to enterprise mobility deployments. Service Pack 3 adds support for the Network Access Protection (NAP) mechanismin Windows Server 2008 Upgraded Informix can cut data management cost by a third, claims IBM Enterprise software vendor Symantec has today launched new versions of its Backup Exec family of products. Backup Exec 12 and Backup Exec System Recovery 8 are both certified and optimised for Windows Server 2008 (WS 2008), which officially launches next week. Security firm Barracuda has launched a range of turnkey appliances End of year security round up from Cisco highlights seven key issues Network titan Cisco has announced an agreement to secure policy management software vendor Securent for approximately US$100m. The deal, acquisition number 125 for Cisco, is expected to close in Q2 of its financial year, January 2008. Security vendor Symantec has integrated new botnet intelligence capabilities into its Managed Security Services (MSS) to give additional protection for its customers. Firms wishing to move on from simple wireless LAN (WLAN) deployment to securing and monitoring their infrastructure and generating real-time compliance reports may be tempted by the latest upgrade of AirMagnet’s enterprise system.