The Da Vinci Code connection

BT has continued to beef up its global professional services and security solutions presence by acquiring network security specialists Counterpane. Founded by Bruce Schneier, one of the best known, most vocal, and highly respected security and cryptography experts, the company provides outsourced security for large corporate networks, monitoring in excess of 500 networks for Fortune 100 business and multinationals around the world. Covering Microsoft and Oracle databases, SAP ERP applications and IBM mainframes, and with three data centres in the US and Europe it is a clever and prudent buy for BT who will, I am informed, integrate it into its Professional Services arm from April next year.