Re: Symantec Buys @stake

[Rodney Thayer <rodney () canola-jones com>]

At 06:27 PM 9/16/2004 -0400, Dave Aitel wrote:
> link:
> http://www.atstake.com/events_news/press_releases/template.html?usa/091604
>
> So Symantec bought @stake. NAI bought Foundstone, INS bought Global Integrity. Microsoft bought LSD.  The era of 
> consolodation is upon us.
>
> Anyone have any comments on the sale?

Microsoft bought LSD?

Anyway, I think it's great.  The age of the VC-funded carpetbagger security
consulting firms is finally winding down.  I hope these people notice that if
they're carrying business cards that say Symantec they have zeroized their
usefulness to recommend other hardware solutions.

(Yeah, yeah, that comment will draw all of the @stake lurkers out of the woodwork
to villify me.)

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