Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Donald Ferguson, CTO of CA Technologies (Part 6)

DF: Continuing with that thought, if we go buy an app from a packaged app vendor, we try and buy so that it runs on the one of the internal platforms that we use on our internal IT. If it’s a product, we have to make sure it works across platforms, so when we use

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Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Fred van den Bosch, CEO Of Librato (Part 5)

This part of the interview with Fred van den Bosch explores Private clouds, security in the cloud, data security, location of data in the cloud.

Trusting Untrusted Computers (Part 2)

By Taher Elgamal, Guest Author In the first article of this series I introduced the dilemma our networked world faces: how can we trust the computer software and hardware we depend on, even though these systems are untrustworthy? Let’s now think of a long-term strategy that would lead us to trust our networked environment more.

Deal Radar 2008: ID Analytics

ID Analytics is the leader in on-demand identity intelligence. The company’s original focus was identity fraud and identity risk management solutions, but it has now evolved to cover visibility into individual identities.

Top Seven SaaS Startups

In the recap mode, here are the top seven SaaS startups that I am tracking: * Qualys – Managed security and compliance; Interview with CEO Philippe Courtot; Forbes Column: The Next VmWare.

The China Factor: Bain-3Com Deal Withdrawn

I reported on Bain’s proposed acquisition of 3Com when it was announced in late September. The deal has been withdrawn due to objections from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). 3Com’s Tipping Point business unit supplies sensitive monitoring equipment to the US Government’s Defense Department.

Pioneering Video Conferencing: Polycom CEO Bob Hagerty (Part 6)

SM: What was your response to the customer demands? We created a suite of solutions. We bought Accord Networks which we felt was the best multipoint conferencing network. Then we had the endpoints in the multipoint. From within we built an IT application called GMS, which allowed us to run all of the equipment. We

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McAfee After the Troubles?

McAfee (MFE) is a boxing fighter in the 7th round of an ongoing, drag-down fight. Its core services are data and system protection but it’s name was dragging mud until a drastic management changeover took place. McAfee’s CEO was replaced with Dave DeWalt formerly from EMC in March 2007. DeWalt cleaned out old management, quickly

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