Tim Greene

Zone Labs Inc. is introducing a new version of its security software that increases the types of 802.1x wireless devices that it supports to include handhelds and phones, letting customers ensure specified security measures are in place before those devices are allowed wireless network access.

Users of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. firewalls need to upgrade them right away in order to shut down a vulnerability that can lead to the firewalls being taken over by attackers.

While 56Kbps modems have been on the market since 1997, the wrangling continues over who deserves credit and royalties for the technology. Analog Devices...

Now that Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) remote access is gaining acceptance among business networking executives, vendors of the gear are in the thick of adding peripheral features to make management simpler and to beef up security.

Proliferation of security threats. Pressure for freer access to network resources. Reduced staffing and funding.

Sygate Inc. has beefed up its security software making it possible to secure all endpoints on a network - servers, desktops, via remote access or on the LAN - by making sure they are compliant with corporate security policies.

Vonage Inc., a flat-fee IP phone carrier that has made a lot of noise serving residential customers, now is rolling out bargain bundles of services for small businesses.

States are being hit by the triple whammy of tighter budgets, demands for more services and the need for heightened security, leaving their network staffs to scramble for new ways of doing business.