National Security Panel Will Evaluate IBM Deal
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The pending sale of IBM Corp.'s personal-computer business to a Chinese company will be investigated by the Bush administration to determine whether the deal threatens national security, according to administration and congressional sources.
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Ziff Davis - IBM's decision to sell its PC business to Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd. is offering lessons both in how to expand into emerging markets and how federal regulators will view such deals.
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GSA testimony next week before congressional committee to address propriety of government's tech contracts, and could focus on Sun.
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A Washington, D.C., think tank has launched a cybersecurity commission full of top experts in the field, with the goal of creating a list of recommendations for the next U.S. president.The Center for Strategic and International Studies ( CSIS ) wants the commission to come up with a list of recommendations that the new president who takes office in January 2009 &quot;can pick up and run with right away,&quot; said James Lewis, director of the CSIS Technology and Public Policy Program. The commission, made up of 32 cybersecurity experts, plans to finish its work by the end of 2008.Co-chairmen of the commission are retired Admiral Bobby Inman, former director of the U.S. National Security Agency; Scott Charney, corporate vice president for trustworthy computing at Microsoft; U.S. Representative Jim Langevin, a Rhode Island Democrat and chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cyber Security and Science and Technology; and Representative Michael McCaul of Texas, the ranking Republican on the subcommittee.Cyberthreats against the U.S.&#160;are growing, and it&#39;s&#160;important for Congress and the next president to take action, Langevin said. In the past year, his committee has investigated hundreds of cyberbreaches within the U.S. government.Langevin remains concerned about U.S. government networks, he said. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reported 844 cybersecurity incidents in fiscal years 2005 and 2006, he noted.When the lead agency for protecting the U.S. against cyberattacks has hundreds of vulnerabilities, &quot;we&#39;ve clearly reached an unacceptable situation,&quot; Langevin said.The commission will expect action on its recommendations, added McCaul. He promised to push the recommendations in the cybersecurity subcommittee.&quot;The time is now for action,&quot; he said. &quot;For any [presidential] administration, it&#39;d be unwise to ignore that.&quot;Among the members of the committee are three former cybersecurity directors at the White House Office of Management and Budget; former Federal Trade Commission member Orson Swindle; former DHS assistant secretary for cybersecurity Amit Yoran; former head of the U.S. Department of Justice computer crimes division Marty Stansell-Gamm; and executives with Oracle, EMC, Internet Security Systems, and Verizon Communications.
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WASHINGTON - IBM Corp. on Wednesday said it was selected by defense firm Raytheon Co. to assist in designing an upgraded software system for at least one U.S. Navy Zumwalt destroyer.
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A bidding consortium led by the Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to give some insight as to whether it will go ahead with a rival offer.
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HONG KONG - China&#39;s biggest computer maker said Tuesday it is in acquisition talks with a major international technology company, a disclosure which comes amid reports it might buy IBM Corp.
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A Congressional hearing slated for Tuesday will delve into the results of an investigation of the Department of Homeland Security's own difficulties in managing vulnerabilities with its systems.
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A think tank has tapped several heavyweight cybersecurity experts for a commission tasked with giving security recommendations to the next U.S. president.
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Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and IBM are vying for a multibillion-dollar contract to build a database for fingerprints and other biometric information that the FBI is set to award this week.
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The Bush administration is considering launching an extensive probe of whether the pending sale of International Business Machines Corp.'s personal computer business to a Chinese company might pose national security problems, according to members of a congressional oversight group.
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IBM , the world&#39;s largest  technology services company, said on Wednesday it will buy  privately held security and compliance testing software company  Watchfire Corp. for an undisclosed amount.
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Intel executives are expected to reveal the results of an internal evaluation that could include layoffs of thousands of employees.
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A consortium led by RBS will announce on Tuesday whether it will make a formal offer for ABN Amro.
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IBM (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is reportedly in talks to sell its personal computer business in a deal that could be worth up to $2 billion and would cap a
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China's biggest computer maker said Tuesday it is in acquisition talks with a major international technology company, a disclosure which comes amid reports it might buy IBM Corp.'s personal computer business.
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A committee that deals with antitrust issues plans to look into the proposed $3.1 billion merger next week. The search giant and its rivals, Microsoft and Yahoo, are expected to testify.