Notable Quotes:

In the most recent CSI/FBI Computer Crime Survey, 85% of respondents detected computer breaches within the last 12 months. And, 91% reported some type of employee breach. 64% acknowledged financial losses due to computer breaches. Companies must protect themselves! A Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)report released in May supports this claim. During the first quarter of 2001, CERT received more than 7,000 reports of security incidents compared to only 1,090 during 2000

Computer Emergency Response Team (CRET), May 2002

ATLANTA - Supercomm 2003:  Equipment players and carriers appear to be getting increasingly serious about the push toward so-called “triple play” services, whereby telecom carriers deliver voice, data, and video services through one pipe. First of all, FTTH (fiber to the home) technology has plummeted in price, and carriers suddenly appear to have taken interest. Secondly, there’s a new wave of DSL, Ethernet-over-copper, and video compression technology coming down the pike that will yield more bandwidth on existing copper access networks, making triple-play services more realistic. MPEG-4, the next generation of video encoding, can reduce the bandwidth necessary for high definition broadcast television down to 1 Mbit/s.

 R. Scott Raynovich, US Editor – Light Reading – June 4, 2003

 "I'm excited about fiber to the premises," Ralph enthuses. "The technology is mature and it's ready."

 Ralph Ballart, SBC – June 4, 2003

"Once the ‘Global GUI’ software is available, BROADPAC possesses the opportunity to cannibalize the entire market held by the back-office  VPN suppliers" 

Aberdeen Group, 9/21/00

"I literally found thousands and thousands of people still on these systems that shouldn’t be there. Their user IDs, passwords, access to databases – all of it was still there."  Cliff Reeser, Director of System Security at ETrade Group, Inc. 

Computer World, 7/31/00

"Some 30% to 60% of access profiles in large corporations are no longer valid. Unused user IDs permissions are a magnet for even amateur hackers." Chris Christiansen, Security Analyst, International Data Corporation.

Computer World, 7/31/00