RE: Scaled Back Cybersecuruty

["Merlin Communications" <merlin_comm () att net>]

> In article <103014.205135.1508 () avi netaxs com> John wrote:
SNIP
> : acknowledge them (this goes for government and industry).  And
> sadly there
> : are some vendors who are so big or have such a large share of
> their market
> : space, that they just do what they want regardless.
>
> : John S. Maddaus
>
> I really can't agree...  2 years ago you'd be laughed at for a $10k/mo
> order, especially if you wanted non-standard services or terms.  Today
> that gets any of the larger providers to stand up and pay severe
> attention, especially with the financial questions lingering over the
> space that have destroyed a lot of the "you must buy from us" clout in
> the minds of the buyers.
>
> Avi
This may be true on the services side of the business but the hw/sw
manufacturing side that provisions the service side has seen fit in years
past to ignore small issues.  It is just too costly to develop and support
with limited R&D resources in financially sparse times.  For example, the
major telecom manufacturers (i.e. Lucent,Nortel...) do customize code and
equipment for the major telcos, but only when the proverbial "mega-deal" is
signed and booked.

regards Avi,
Maddaus