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Merisel, Inc. , a distributor of software licensing products to resellers in the U.S., and network security solutions provider, Network Associates , yesterday announced that Merisel will offer the McAfee ASaP family of managed services to resellers. The new agreement means that Merisel will host the Web-based services, which include gateway and desktop anti-virus, firewall, […]

InterOPS, a Medford, Mass., provider of Internet operations management services, has promoted two founding members of its executive team. Chris McLellan, formerly vice president of operations, is now CTO, while Leah Johnson, formerly director of finance, becomes vice president of finance. “Leah’s previous high-tech startup experience has been invaluable in managing the company’s growth and […]

San Francisco-based ad server ZEDO is making the unusual move of offering to serve unsold inventory at no cost. That’s big news for most publishers, who typically have to eat the cost of unsold online advertising inventory in the course of their ASP subscriptions. Generally, publishers stick house ads in place of unsold inventory in […]

By Erin Joyce International Business Machines said fourth quarter profits were down by 13 percent, driven by continued weakness in sales of personal computers and hard disk drives worldwide. “It’s been a tough year but our (overall) results were strong,” said John Joyce, IBM’s chief financial officer. The Armonk, NY-based IBM said fourth quarter net […]

As the world of 80211 networking expands, so do the offerings here on 80211Planet.com! Today we’re proud to premiere three new areas on 80211Planet.com: Tutorials — These are guides to performing specific tasks on your 80211 network, whether it be configuring cards, minimizing interference issues, or implementing security measures.  Reviews — We look at the […]

ForMcAfee.com and Symantec Corp. , two California-based leaders providing Internet security software, heightened security on the Web has resulted in better than expected revenues for both firms. For the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, McAfee reports revenues for of $18.6 million up $6.5 million from the same period last year, representing […]

As the world’s major software firms battle it out in the application server market war, Oracle Corp. , today announced a recent report from Hurwitz Group, a research, analyst, and consulting firm, places Oracle first in application server penetration and planned deployment rates, ahead of competitors IBM and BEA. The Hurwitz Group’s report titled, ‘Application […]

Sphera, a Boston developer of Web hosting automation and management software, has added $5 million to its recent $15 million second round. Vision Capital and Bank of America Equity Partners provided the new capital. Previously, TLcom Capital Partners, Jerusalem Venture Partners and Gemini Israel Funds contributed to the round. “Closing this additional $5 million given […]

In an attempt to rev up interest in fast internet access, AT&T Broadband said Thursday that it will start offering in-home networking products to its Internet customers. The products will be provided and supported by Linksys, the cable and broadband access provider said. The offerings will include both wired and 802.11b wireless networking products and […]

Worldwide spending growth on storage services – comprising consulting, integration, management, and support services – will achieve a moderate growth rate of 6.1% through 2005, a new study published by IDC reveals. The U.S. economic recession, a general slowdown in IT spending by customer organizations, slower than predicted growth in the storage product market, and […]

Toshiba Storage Device Division today introduced its newest family of 1.8-inch embedded hard disk drives, which are available in 10GB and 20GB capacities. According to Toshiba, the storage devices measure 54mm wide and 78.5mm deep, and weigh 51 and 62 grams respectively. Toshiba said the new 10GB (MK1003GAL) and 20GB (MK2003GAH) hard drives are smaller […]

Ingrian Networks, a network security vendor, and network attached storage (NAS) vendor Network Appliance announced a strategic business and technology relationship to provide SSL/TLS acceleration solutions. The companies plan to integrate Network Appliance’s content delivery solutions with that of Ingrian Networks’ secure networking products “Ingrian Networks’ products are a powerful complement to the Network Appliance […]