full-disclosure - Microsoft wins Homeland Security Bid ( Reuters)

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Message-ID: <3F15D803.10209@ameritech.net>
From: dbailey27 at ameritech.net (northern snowfall)
Subject: Microsoft wins Homeland Security Bid ( Reuters)

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>The point I am missing here - we might not like M$ to have won, but who else
>could? It is a government, so think big companies. Would you rather it was
>Symantec or IBM? Or think about the big systems integrators EDS and CSC
>style <yuk> would that be much better? Smaller players like Veridian or
>Secureinfo - would we be served any better if they could actually make
>themselves credible? Nah, don't think so - it was bound to be a big one. Big
>organizations want big suppliers....
>
Actually, IBM wouldn't be too bad. Apple would be a great
option. Apple has a decent security history, not to mention
it runs on top of a great RISC processor. With the introduction
of MacOS X, backed by a company with a good consistency for
user support, Apple would actually be a good move.

EDS isn't so bad. At least they work closely with RSA and
keep their eyes on up-to-date security techniques and
vulnerabilities.

Don

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