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RSA Security and Symantec have expanded a previous partnerhip to safeguard data for joint customers, the companies said this morning. Under the deal, RSA’s Secure ID two-factor identification system will be used with Symantec’s pcAnywhere software, an application that allows users and nework administrators to remotely access files and resolve server and workstation problems from […]

Cisco Systems has opened a 10,000-square-foot lab in Singapore to gauge how its Internet protocol networking hardware and sofware will perform in large deployments. The facility is packed with $40 million worth of Cisco gear and will focus on advanced technology such as IPv6, data, voice and video integration, service provider Voice-over-IP and mobile wireless. […]

SI International has been awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement (BPA) to support the Department of State for Information Technology Professional Services. SI estimates that the value of the task orders to be performed under the contract will exceed $50 million. Under the BPA, the Reston, Va.-based firm will design, develop, and perform systems integration […]

Searchers using Lycos were determined to halt telemarketing calls, while those using Yahoo! were looking for details on a new book release. The top search term was only one of the many differences found between The Lycos 50 for the week ending June 28, 2003 and the Yahoo! Buzz Index for the week June 29, […]

Folsom, Calif.-based project management ASP Meridian Project Systems (MPS) Monday debuted its Proliance Web-native enterprise process management solution for corporate real estate and construction markets. “Proliance is an innovative corporate technology platform combined with a series of powerful business applications that increases internal control at the project, program and enterprise levels, while uniting all the […]

French telecom giant Alcatel has won a new multi-million dollar contract to implement its “DSL in the sky” system — satellite gateway, on-site equipment and network management software — for a China broadband provider by year’s end. The system will allow Nanjing Toptry China-Spacenet to provide users with high-speed Internet, virtual private networks and distance […]

A mass-mailing worm that harvests MSN Messenger contact addresses has been deemed a medium risk for home users, but corporate users are at a reduced risk of infection. W32/Colevo@MM launches Internet Explorer and connects to various news Web sites displaying images of Bolivian Aymara Indian leader Evo Morales. The Web sites it connects to are: […]

Under a new partnership, F5 Networks will provide security services for NTT DoCoMo’s new 3G phones, the companies announced today. Financial terms of the pact were not disclosed. Specifically, F5 will provide high-speed Secure Socket Layer (SSL) authentication and acceleration for data and encryption and decryption through its Big-IP product. Many Web sites use the […]

eBay and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) signed a letter of intent to collaborate on ways the two organizations can work together for the benefit of small businesses across the country. This new relationship will focus on providing training, education and information to entrepreneurs, with an emphasis on management issues, financial assistance, government contracting […]

Verizon Wireless is alleging that rival Nextel improperly obtained a prototype phone equipped with a walkie-talkie feature, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court in Virginia Friday. The complaint, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, also charges that Nextel passed proprietary information to a telecommuications industry analyst. In a statement, Nextel maintains that […]

The city of Chicago will use Fast Search & Transfer’s (FAST) technology to help residents find information through its government portal. The software is currently in use on the Department of Procurement Services page but will be expanded to all 46 city deparment sections, including the mayor’s office, library and department of health. The full […]

BOSTON — It was a hot day in Massachusetts, but inside the Boston World Trade Center, the show floor of the 802.11 Planet Conference & Expo was cool. Not calm however, as hundreds swarmed in the booths to get information on the latest Wi-Fi products on the market now or soon to come. It was […]