Yes. When managing Linux/AIX/Solaris, Mac OS, and Windows from a single console. ePO FTW. Cause my proxies, DLP, etc integrate into it.

Sure, bit of homer, but it is helpful with a small staff in enterprise environment.

Wow, I'm really surprised at this announcement and that Slashdot still has my account on profile. Good jobs on keeping that database!!!

But seriously folks. Bashing McAfee? Are you ignorant to exactly what McAfee is? The largest AV player in the Government/Military sector. They have very large banks as customers too. But, I know it is more fun to joke about their AV performance, which is in fact on par with most AV products.

So let me get to the business of trying to decide what this means? It is without a doubt a huge plus for Intel. They have entered into SaaS/cloud email arena with MxLogic, now have a viable FW in the Sidewinder. Can be knocking on checkpoint's gate with a EndPoint Encryption product, is the DLP solution going to rival RSA? Intel gains other network based tools such as IPS/IDS (reconnex), Network Behavioral Analysis, Foundstone, etc.

I say the deal doesn't go through. At least, getting this past federal regulators will be quite an interesting test.

I tend to install Cygwin on any Windows Systems I need to work with.

But the truth is in the memory management and *nix'es just seem to be better at it. Eventually MS will fix their OS making it technically comparable... (maybe even just as secure)

All that won't change the price of Linux or OpenBSD being much less than Windows, at least if I'm a small business owner (someone already motivated to take on challenges) I'd rather spend the time with a free, stable, technically superior OS than deal with an expensive, "easy to use", constantly needs patching, closed source borg-like OS from Microsoft.

I guess when it comes down to it -- for me anyways -- not only is technical merit what I seek, I want to know that there is a moral compass in who I am doing business with. I don't see that moral compass in today's Microsoft...

Aside: Why call them "Favorites" I absolutely HATE THAT with such fervor!! They are called BOOKMARKS, because the World Wide Web, "was" a nice book for the community to learn from... People do not "Favorite" a page in the book, they mark it. A Moral compass would have made Bill innovative about how the browser works, not merely changing the name of an already existing concept. (Same with "Shortcuts" aka symbolic links) My two penny...