Re: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-21 Thread Andrew S. Baker
, August 20, 2010 6:02 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion As you can see, I stayed away from making any comments… but I did make some comments to PC Mag here: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2368056,00.asp More likely is the fact

RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-20 Thread Alex Eckelberry
, August 19, 2010 9:21 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion Mr. Alex E., If you're lurking, I'd love to hear\read what you think Shook From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:17 AM To: NT System Admin

RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-20 Thread Rod Trent
Computers still need to be updated and Operating Systems still need to be patched. From: Alex Eckelberry [mailto:al...@sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 6:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion As you can see, I stayed away

RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Eldridge, Dave
Wow McCrap on a chip. 7.68B? Their worth that much? Surprise is not the word. From: Simon Butler [mailto:si...@sembee.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 7:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion Here is a surprise...

RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Rod Trent
I'm guessing that the bigger surprise is still to come. Ask yourself this - what would a chip company need with security software? From: Simon Butler [mailto:si...@sembee.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

Re: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Yow!!! Now that is a huge surprise. I'm not sure what to be more scared about: -- That Intel feels it needs integrated security solutions -- That it feels that McCrappy was the best organization to purchase to get that capability -- That we might have integrated McCrappy on our systems whether

Re: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread James Rankin
AMD to get Symantec Endpoint Protection integrated on their chips next then. Imagine the speed of those babies. On 19 August 2010 14:16, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: Yow!!! Now that is a huge surprise. I'm not sure what to be more scared about: -- That Intel feels it needs

Re: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Maybe putting them on firmware is the only way to make them fast. LOL Of course, the die size will be massive. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * Signature powered by WiseStamp http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install On

Re: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Daniel Rodriguez
On that last one, does that mean AMD will acquire Symantec? Or, perhaps, AVG? :) On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: Yow!!! Now that is a huge surprise. I'm not sure what to be more scared about: -- That Intel feels it needs integrated security

RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Andy Shook
Mr. Alex E., If you're lurking, I'd love to hear\read what you think Shook From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion Yow!!! Now that is a huge surprise. I'm

RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread John Hornbuckle
Just what my Intel stock needed. John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District www.taylor.k12.fl.us From: Simon Butler [mailto:si...@sembee.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 7:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion Here is a

Re: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Ben Scott
On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Simon Butler si...@sembee.co.uk wrote: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-20014082-92.html?tag=nl.e498 Surprising indeed. Intel got into and out of that business at least once before. Symantec's corporate anti-virus product used to be Intel LANDesk Virus

Re: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Erik Goldoff
Intel owning a security product is NOT a new concept ... remember Intel LanDesk and LanProtect Antivirus ? On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: Yow!!! Now that is a huge surprise. I'm not sure what to be more scared about: -- That Intel feels it needs

RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Rod Trent
It's more important now than it was then. Look for this to impact mobile devices more than desktops/laptops. From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:27 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion Intel owning

Re: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Remember that they left that market?!? I'm not saying that Intel has no business with security. I'm saying that swallowing a $7.7B pig to get back into that game is surprising. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * *

RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Maglinger, Paul
H. Maybe that explains the McCrappy customer service we've been getting from them. From: Simon Butler [mailto:si...@sembee.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 8:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion Here is a surprise...

RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Jacob
So.. Intel going to put McCrappy AV on their chips? Guess I will be looking at AMD now. From: Eldridge, Dave [mailto:d...@parkviewmc.com] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 6:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion Wow McCrap on a chip. 7.68B

RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Ziots, Edward
9:21 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion Just what my Intel stock needed. John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District www.taylor.k12.fl.us From: Simon Butler [mailto:si...@sembee.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, August

RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread John Hornbuckle
To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion LOL, U have stock? Fear... Tech is ebil these days... Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:ezi...@lifespan.org Cell:401-639-3505 From: John Hornbuckle

RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Ken Schaefer
I doubt), I don't think this is about a big mobile device play. Cheers Ken From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com] Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2010 9:41 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion It's more important now than it was then. Look

Re: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Jonathan Link
...@myitforum.com] *Sent:* Thursday, 19 August 2010 9:41 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion It’s more important now than it was then. Look for this to impact mobile devices more than desktops/laptops. *From:* Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com

RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Rod Trent
Everything is about a mobile device play these days. From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 12:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion Consider that Intel could hawk to the wireless providers

RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Ziots, Edward
: Thursday, August 19, 2010 12:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion Everything is about a mobile device play these days. From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 12:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

Re: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Ben Scott
A couple people on Slashdot have pointed out that McAfee bought NAI who bought PGP and thus owns the rights to various encryption stuff, which Intel may be interested in. Of course, several have also joked that Intel just wants to make sure McAfee stays bloated so they can sell more processor

Re: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Jonathan Link
PGP was just acquired by Symantec. So slashdot doesn't seem to be tracking well. On Thursday, August 19, 2010, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote:  A couple people on Slashdot have pointed out that McAfee bought NAI who bought PGP and thus owns the rights to various encryption stuff, which

Re: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Yep. McAfee sold/spunoff PGP back a few years ago. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * Signature powered by WiseStamp http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 3:40 PM, Jonathan Link

Re: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Ben Scott
On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 3:40 PM, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: So slashdot doesn't seem to be tracking well. Like that's anything new. ;-) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

Re: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Jonathan Link
True dat. On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 3:40 PM, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: So slashdot doesn't seem to be tracking well. Like that's anything new. ;-) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that

RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread James Hill
Hmm... AV on hardware, can't wait for the first false positive! :) From: Simon Butler [mailto:si...@sembee.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2010 11:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion Here is a surprise...

RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

2010-08-19 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
Subject: RE: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion Hmm... AV on hardware, can't wait for the first false positive! :) From: Simon Butler [mailto:si...@sembee.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2010 11:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion Here is a surprise