Editor's Notebook

  1. Acquisition Watch 7/30/2009
    It has been an interesting week in the world of network security as two large security vendors take action to expand their portfolios. On Tuesday, GFI rolled out GFI MAX, its rebranding of newly acquired managed services platform vendor HoundDog. That move provides a solid security backbone for former HoundDog...
  2. Could GFI Acquisition Turn HoundDog Into The Big Dog? 7/28/2009
    Doug Wilson, former CEO of HoundDog, paused for a moment as he introduced himself as “from GFI MAX” during our call last week about the impending announcement that GFI Software was acquiring HoundDog, a managed services remote monitoring and management platform vendor. But Wilson, now GM of GFI MAX, the...
  3. Improve Your Web Presence With Flip Video 7/27/2009
    In the past I’ve written about the importance of creating valuable content for your website that does more than just list the products you carry and service you can perform. In many cases, creating such web content (e.g. case studies) takes only a little time and effort. Recently, I came across a cheap way to...
  4. AppRiver Analysts Track Spam Attack 7/23/2009
    AppRiver pinged me a few minutes ago about a big spam campaign being tracked today, with spammers focused on free file storage, and generating attacks at the rate of 1 million per hour. (That's about 277 attacks per second, thanks to AppRiver for doing that math, by the way.) AppRiver Security Analyst Troy Gill...
  5. Market Overview Shows Break/Fix Filling the Gap For Some VARs 7/20/2009
    If you like the facts and statistics found behind the scenes in any industry, check this out: OnForce has just released its OnForce Services Marketplace Index (OSMI). Based on more than 70,000 service events this quarter across North America, the OSMI provides a comprehensive overview of key spending trends in IT and..
  6. Did You Miss Our Time Management Webinar? 7/17/2009
    If you didn't have a chance to watch the first Business Solutions Lunch & Learn webinar yesterday, don't fret. Instead, download an archive version of this one-hour presentation on time management, featuring Business Solutions President Jim Roddy, Editor Gennifer Biggs, and special guest Jim Estill, time...
  7. Lunch & Learn Webinar Tomorrow 7/15/2009
    Don't miss Business Solutions live as we hit the Web from 1 to 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, for our first free Lunch & Learn Webinar. This month's topic: Time Management for VARs and MSPs. Editor Gennifer Biggs and President of Jameson Publishing Jim Roddy will address how to efficiently manage your...
  8. Inside Gartner Information Security Summit - Day #2 6/25/2009
    Editor Gennifer Biggs is live from the Gartner Information Security Summit in Washington, D.C., Monday, June 29, through Wednesday, July 1. Day #2: Security In The Cloud Before leaving the...
  9. Inside Gartner Information Security Summit - Day #1 6/25/2009
    Editor Gennifer Biggs is live from the Gartner Information Security Summit in Washington, D.C., Monday, June 29, through Wednesday, July 1. Day #1: Hot Topics Range from Federal Oversight to SaaS ...
  10. Want To Talk ... Security? 6/23/2009
    If you enjoy trading information about IT security and reading the insight of others in the industry, check out the new Astaro security industry blog. The blog discusses information and ideas regarding the network security industry, new threats, and industry and corporate news. Each post is written by an Astaro...