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LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2000--LinuxSolve(TM), Inc., the Santa Clara-based developer and integrator of pre-packaged turnkey security solutions for e-business, will be showing its line of "immunized" secure server appliances this week at Networld + Interop 2000 in Las Vegas, Nevada. . . .
Linux security was bolstered last week when Lucent's Bell Labs said that it is releasing free software for the operating system to protect enterprise servers against buffer overflow attacks. Buffer overflows have been the most common form of . . .
OpenSales, Inc., the leading provider of open source e-commerce solutions, today announced that it has secured $10 million in Series A financing. Participating in the round were idealab Capital Partners (ICP), idealab! and Sanchez Capital Partners. The company was founded . . .
A team of former management from AMD, EDS, Apple, and Penguin Computing has founded LinuxSolve™, Inc., the industry's first company to develop and market "Immunized" secure server appliances running on the Linux operating system. Each LinuxSolve™ secure server appliance runs . . .
"WireX Communications, Inc., a web-based supplier of built-to-spec and highly secure Linux server appliance software, today announced that it has closed a $3 million round of venture capital funding. WireX has developed a family of products and technologies that facilitates . . .
There have been a number of recent announcements regarding new security software and enhancements for Linux. SGI has started releasing their patches that will hopefully bring Linux "C2" and "B1" security ratings, as set out by the DoD Orange book . . .
E-Commerce Times interviews Magic Software Enterprises. Magic Software Enterprises is one of an increasing number of high-tech firms that are moving a portion of their business and product line to the Linux open-source platform. Magic Software Enterprises Vice . . .
Intel Corp. [NASDAQ:INTC] will reportedly announce today plans to offer free downloads of "open source" advanced security software in a move conceived to bolster both its support for the free Linux operating system and its efforts to upgrade secure e-commerce . . .
The Santa Clara, Calif., chipmaker has been working to join the ranks of the top-tier open-source advocates and play a role in the ongoing evolution of the Linux operating system alongside the likes of IBM Corp. and SGI. And, on . . .
"AXENT Technologies, Inc., one of the world's leading e-security solutions provider for e-business, announced today its intent to extend its relationship with Cobalt Networks, Inc. to deliver the first Linux®-based intrusion detection system (IDS) appliance. Based on AXENT's state-of-the-art network-based . . .
AXENT® plans to migrate appropriate award-winning e-security solutions to the Red Hat Linux platform. In addition, AXENT gains access to Red Hat's comprehensive Linux development database, leading-edge developer support and partnership opportunities to target a highly energized and rapidly . . .
The issue is more than one of semantics. If open source is to develop as a mainstay of computing, supporters say, users must have faith that products entered into the open-source community meet commonly accepted criteria. "The open . . .
PentaSafe Security Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of enterprise IT auditing and security software, today announced a Linux strategy and the future release of the PentaSafe VigilEnt Security Agent for Linux. PentaSafe has also joined the Independent Software Vendor Partner . . .
"Covalent Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of Apache Web server e-commerce solutions, announced today that it will begin exporting its 128-bit Raven™ SSL strong encryption software product outside the US and Canada for the first time ever. Covalent estimates that . . .
"Businesses can have their network security hosted and managed remotely using a new service from Network Associates (NAI). The company's myCIO.com service offers an application service provider (ASP) 'infrastructure' which allows partners such as ISPs, telecoms providers and even . . .
"Extending its reach to the rapidly growing electronic book market, RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ: RSAS) today announced that Glassbook, Inc. has licensed RSA BSAFE® Crypto-C encryption software for its high-fidelity, online book-reading solutions. Glassbook's solutions enable consumers to access electronic . . .
A report out today says that UK online advertising expenditures will top the 625 million pounds ($1 billion US$) mark by 2004 -- up from just 50 million pounds ($80 million) at the start of this year. The report, titled . . .
"Magic Software Enterprises announced today details of its strategy to introduce a new Customer Relationship Management ("CRM") suite of web-based products. The Magic CRM suite, which consists of four separate applications, is designed to improve an enterprise's ability to receive . . .
The recent resignation of an Inprise board member won't cause problems. The "Corel-Inprise merger is being billed as the making of a Linux powerhouse. "I would be worried if the whole Linux community was going in the opposite . . .
Rebel.com Inc., a leading supplier of Linux and UNIX business solutions, today launched its online e-commerce site -- shop.rebel.com. The new site gives North American customers the option to shop for Rebel.com's products -- 24 hours a day, seven days . . .
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