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A Role-Based Trusted Network Provides Pervasive Security and Compliance

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:00:00 PST

January 2, 2008 The traditional approach to data and network security is rapidly becoming challenged. Implementing security on individual applications, servers and networks to meet immediate security or compliance needs hinders companies in an economy where customers, suppliers or business partners may need secure access to the corporate network anywhere, any time and using any type of device. Organizations can overcome this challenge and achieve their global ...

Cisco Completes the Acquisition of Securent

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. - November 19, 2007 - Cisco® today announced that it has closed the acquisition of Securent, Inc., a leading provider of policy management software for enterprises. Securent's scalable, distributed policy platform will help allow enterprises to administer, enforce, and audit access to data, communications, and applications in heterogeneous IT application environments. Securent's software will help enable Cisco customers to protect and secure valuable ...

How Wireless Technologies are enabling the high-tech community of a Midwestern County

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:00:00 PST

November 13, 2007 Michigan's Oakland County, situated just northwest of Detroit, like much of the industrial Midwest, has been buffeted by economic shifts in manufacturing, caused by outsourcing and globalization. To help its citizens - both businesses and residents - county executives are thinking beyond the traditional measures of education and training. They have embarked on an unusual and visionary effort. In conjunction with a local telecommunications provider, ...

Cisco Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Securent

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. - November 1, 2007 - Cisco® today announced an agreement to acquire Securent, Inc., a leading provider of policy management software for enterprises. Securent's scalable, distributed policy platform allows enterprises to administer, enforce, and audit access to data, communications, and applications in heterogeneous IT application environments. Securent is privately held and based in Mountain View, Calif. Securent's software will enable Cisco customers to ...

Cisco WebEx and Oracle Launch Collaborative CRM Solution

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:30:00 PST

SANTA CLARA, Calif., October 23, 2007 - On-demand collaboration applications and services leader WebEx, now part of Cisco®, and Oracle, the world's largest enterprise software company, today announced that they will offer Oracle's Siebel CRM On Demand Service, an award-winning customer relationship management (CRM) application service, through the WebEx Connect application ecosystem. CRM On Demand by Oracle delivered by WebEx combines Cisco WebEx's on-demand collaboration expertise with ...