Symantec stretches Web 2.0 definition, invents Security 2.0
Bregman said that some customers want Symantec to support the "old paradigm view of the world," which I assume means not getting involved in protecting relationships, which goes deeply into the areas like identity management and Web services security. Symantec appears to be crossing a chasm and, as Bregman said, is scouting and scanning new companies, talking to potential customers, building a new ecosystem of partners, thinking about how get people within the company thinking in "Security 2.0" ways, which he associated with making ebusiness and online collaboration more secure. Without a new ecosystem and partnerships, Bregman said there could be a deceleration in economic growth driven by lack of confidence in the network interactions. Bregman's message: Symantec to the rescue...