Book Reviews: Journeying With Technological Pioneers

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Still Innovating in Networking: A10 CEO Lee Chen (Part 7)

SM: With 100 customers what kind of revenue range are you looking at?

LC: It is still small, but it is double-digit for 2008. It is growing very fast. We have only been selling for just over a year. Another thing to remember is that our sales cycle is long. >>>

Deal Radar 2008: Wigix

eBay’s vulnerability, it seems, is drawing attention. In this installment of the Deal Radar, we look at a company that is trying to hit eBay where it hurts! >>>

Still Innovating in Networking: A10 CEO Lee Chen (Part 6)

SM: What is the nature of the application delivery kernel? What kind of optimization can you gain?

LC: We designed all of our own hardware, and we used mostly merchandised chipsets. Because of that, our hardware is very efficient. We are designed for very fast application layer processing and deep packet scanning. >>>

Deal Radar 2008: Mobixell

The user experience on mobile devices is fast becoming a “rich media” phenomenon, with video, graphics, advertising, and interactivity. In this edition of the Deal Radar, we look at a company that aims to optimize the mobile rich media user experience. >>>

Still Innovating in Networking: A10 CEO Lee Chen (Part 5)

SM: When you left Foundry in 2004, what was the purpose of your departure?

LC: I stayed there for eight years, and I had never stayed anywhere that long. Once the company was well established, and I realized that I had worked in all of the various groups possible, I knew it was time for me to leave. >>>

Trusting Untrusted Computers (Part 4)

By Guest Author Taher Elgamal

In my most recent post I introduced the idea that while the information security industry must build products that enable end users to trust networked systems, business needs often conflict with end user needs. This post considers business versus consumer information security products in more detail through the discussion of the installation of security systems. >>>

MIT Economists on Financial Crisis

A panel of five MIT faculty experts in economics and business analyzed the ongoing financial crisis in the US and world markets at a special session on October 8 that filled lecture hall 10-250 to capacity and extended to two overflow auditoriums. Here is a webcast of the event.