Following the November 2015 break-up of 76 year-old Hewlett Packard into two companies -- HP Inc. and the new HP Enterprise – the latter became the home of an extensive array of ISS services including the highly-regarded HPE DRAGON legal compliance solution. But like many dramatic changes in today’s turbulent IT industry this one has proved very short-lived. DRAGON will be … [Read more...]
Aqsacom Lawful Intercept: Diversifying to Beat Market Saturation
In the surveillance industry since 1994, France’s Aqsaqom is among the oldest, largest and most respected lawful intercept vendors. Over time the company has grown from a startup offering a single lawful intercept solution into a recognized industry giant delivering multiple standards-based products that integrate with and expand upon the capabilities of its core product. The … [Read more...]
Ultra Electronics: Forget BREXIT. Think “BRIntelligence”
As a large multinational defense contractor, the UK’s Ultra Electronics has come to the ISS sector along a path marked by strategic acquisitions, each designed to add a specific technical strength and talent pool that supports a critical market. The trick with acquisitions is integrating tech products so that they may be used not only one-off, but in sync as end-to-end … [Read more...]
Is China’s Counter-Terrorism Law Really So Dreadful?
Six months have passed since implementation of China's Counter-Terrorism Act, a law that drew fierce criticism from privacy organizations, tech companies that do business in China, and U.S. President Obama. Heading the list of complaints were objections to Chinese authorities’ plans to require “back doors” into network equipment and end user devices, as well as access to all … [Read more...]
Pine Digital Lawful Intercept — All About EVE
Pine Digital Security, acquired by Computest in November 2015, is one of Europe’s oldest and most discreet providers of lawful intercept solutions. Established in 1997 in Zoetermeer just south of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Pine Digital is a pioneer of passive lawful intercept via “probes,” a class of hardware often viewed as having advantages over the classic mediation device. … [Read more...]