Cisco, IBM plan security collaboration

Feb 17, 2004 12:00 PM

Cisco Systems Inc. and International Business Machines Corp. say they will collaborate on security technology to help corporate customers protect their computer networks and respond better to threats such as viruses and hackers, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Cisco, San Jose, and IBM, Armonk, N.Y., said they would develop technology to work better with the other company's offerings. For example, the companies said that users with certain IBM laptops would gain additional protection against viruses and worms when connected to corporate networks through Cisco's networking software.
In a second example of collaboration, the companies said they would integrate features of IBM's Tivoli Identity Manager software and Cisco's Secure Access Control Server to better police outside access to corporate networks. The companies said the combined technology would deny access to unauthorized users, and allow authorized users, such as employees, to tap multiple programs without having to enter several different passwords.

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