Larry Barrett

McAfee on Monday rolled out its new e-mail security software program, giving enterprise customers the option to use a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model, an on-premise appliance or a hybrid mix of both. The new sales and marketing strategy comes in the wake of McAfee’s (NYSE: MFE) $140 million acquisition of SaaS security software vendor MX […]

IBM on Monday confirmed that it had placed Robert Moffat, Jr., a senior vice president and head of the company’s cornerstone systems and technology group, on temporary leave after he was arrested Friday for his alleged role in a massive insider-trading scandal. Moffat, according to Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New […]

BMC Software on Monday acquired Tideway Systems Ltd., a privately held developer of IT discovery software that makes it easier for IT managers to find and map all the disparate applications, network devices and servers housed in their datacenters. Company officials did not disclose the financial terms of the deal but it’s expected close by […]

IBM on Friday said it would join forces with Industrial Development Agency of Ireland to develop new risk management and analytics software for the pharmaceutical, manufacturing and health care industries. The primary research will be in the areas of risk information extraction and quantification based on both structured and unstructured data. The idea is to […]

SAP and Novell this week said they plan to extend their development partnership to deliver the next generation of integrated governance, risk and compliance software applications. Company officials said the integrated applications will help bridge the gap between business processes and IT security and controls, giving enterprise customers a holistic view of their internal financial […]

LAS VEGAS—Ford Motor said “no thanks” to the federal bailout money, but it’s not passing on an opportunity to build its brand and sales through highly-orchestrated social media campaigns on Twitter, corporate blogs and its half dozen different Facebook pages. During a keynote address here at the BlogWorld & New Media Expo Thursday, Scott Monty, […]

In response to the growing number of malware attacks on Macs, McAfee this week released Endpoint Protection for Mac, a single integrated management platform that includes antivirus and antispyware protection as well as a system firewall. McAfee officials said the new security software suite supports Apple’s latest Snow Leopard release of Mac OS X as […]

The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) this week announced the formation of the Cloud Storage Initiative (CSI) to help bring clarity and consensus on issues such as terminology, technical specifications and standards for the burgeoning cloud storage industry. The CSI will coordinate educational efforts for the vendor and user communities and perform market outreach promoting […]

SAP and HP on Tuesday announced an expanded partnership agreement to integrate the software vendor’s Business Warehouse and business intelligence tools with HP’s Neoview data warehouse, making it easier for users to mine data housed in non-SAP applications and manage enormous reservoirs of customer data. The joint offering will be available for purchase from both […]

Michael Dell on Tuesday outlined an ambitious — and self-serving — plan that he said would help reduce total enterprise IT spending by $200 billion a year. The comments came today during his keynote address at Oracle’s OpenWorld 2009 conference in San Francisco. Unsurprisingly, the savings he claims are in offing will be derived from […]

RAND Corporation this week became the latest independent research firm to implore government and law enforcement agencies as well as private-sector IT firms to step up their efforts and get serious about a developing a comprehensive battle plan for fighting cyber terrorism in the U.S. and around the globe. The highly respected nonprofit organization’s study, […]

NetApp shares continued their impressive ascent Thursday, rallying up more than 5 percent to a new 52-week high of $27.91 a share after the storage software company boosted its second- and third-quarter profit and revenue targets. During the firm’s annual analyst meeting today, CFO Steve Gomo predicted NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) would earn between $0.29 and […]