Cisco systems tapped two markets--antispam and messaging compliance--with one $830 million acquisition of IronPort, which makes mail-filtering appliances.
The real coup is on the compliance front, where IronPort was positioning itself as a player in the growing information leak prevention (ILP) industry. In November 2006, IronPort acquired PostX to encrypt outbound e-mail. The product also includes compliance templates for HIPAA and GLBA.
This acquisition hints that Cisco is in the market for a broader ILP product. A robust solution must cover HTTP, IM and other protocols. With a host of young ILP companies battling for market share, Cisco will have the pick of the litter. --Andrew Conry-Murray, [email protected]
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
