Archive for August 23rd, 2006

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

Internet Security Systems falls prey to IBM acquisition fervor

IBM has purchased Internet Security Systems Inc. (ISSX), an IBM partner since 1999, for $1.3 Billion.  ISS started in 1994 with one product, Internet Scanner, and has grown to a suite of security offerings including the ISS X-Force Intelligence Service credited with discovering a number of Microsoft security vulnerabilities in recent months.  This is IBM’s […]

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