IBM Sets Out To Prove Security Mettle (NewsFactor)

December 28, 2007

IBM is trying to succeed in the less familiar terrain of network and desktop security — and finding that a few high-profile moves aren’t enough to sway some skeptical analysts. When IBM acquired Internet Security Systems (ISS) a year ago, the industry’s mixed reaction included that of Gartner security analyst John Pescatore, who said it doesn’t “make sense for IBM to own network-security …