Maker of Web, data and e-mail security appliances says its integrated product means security policies can be set from one dashboard. An industry analyst says that's a plus
America Online Inc. (AOL) has updated its instant messaging service with an online address book and the ability to send text messages direct to mobile phones. The move intensifies the competition between instant messaging service providers, among them Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc., to multiply the communication technologies and information services supported by their software.
Nortel Networks is looking to re-enter the enterprise router market through a partnership to better compete against Cisco Systems Inc., according to vice-chairman and CEO Bill Owens. Owens would not say who Nortel is looking to partner with but did acknowledge that enterprise routing is currently a gap in the company