Entries for October, 2009

Cisco to acquire Starent Networks

On 13 October 2009, Cisco and Starent Networks announced a definitive agreement for Cisco to acquire Starent Networks. Starent Networks is a leading supplier of IP-based mobile infrastructure solutions targeting mobile and converged carriers. The Mobile Internet is at an inflection point as IP-enabled Smartphones and other connected mobile devices gain rapid acceptance. Service Providers have been [...]

Cisco Unified Presence Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

On Octobert 14, 2009, the The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) has published one important vulnerability advisories: Cisco Unified Presence Denial of Service Vulnerabilities.
Cisco Unified Presence contains two denial of service (DoS) vulnerabilities that may cause an interruption to presence services. These vulnerabilities were discovered internally by Cisco, and there are no workarounds.
Vulnerable [...]

Cisco to acquire Tandberg

On 1st October 2009, Cisco announced a definitive agreement for Cisco to launch a recommended voluntary cash offer to acquire TANDBERG (OSLO: TAA.OL).  TANDBERG, based in Oslo, Norway, and New York, is a global leader in video communications, including a broad range of world-class video endpoint and network infrastructure solutions with intercompany and multi-vendor interoperability. With [...]