Silicon Valley-based Pax AI Corporation is one of the hottest companies in artificial intelligence. One of their top scientists is murdered at a tech conference, and company executives and foreign spies are all suspects. In the aftermath of the killing, CIA officer Colt McSane has been assigned to
The firewall behind the firewall
β Scribed by Ben McClure
- Book ID
- 104298323
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 87 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-4048
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Network Associates agreed to buy UK anti-virus software company Dr Solomon's Group for $640 million, underscoring rapid consolidation in the market for network and computer security software. The move reflects attempts by companies such as Network Associates to create a one-stop-shop for security products to help corporate clients manage their computer networks. Network Associates has been on an acquisition spree lately. In April alone it picked up Magic Solutions International for $11 million, andTrusted Information Systems for $300 million. Dr Solomon's is considered by many analysts to have the best anti-virus products, and is expected to make Network Associates more competitive in Europe. Wall
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