Network World staff

IT shops got even stingier over the past two months, though they are expected to start spending a little more freely by year-end, according to a new survey from The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

A pair of security vulnerabilities in a suite of tools used to send encrypted traffic to servers could let attackers run code on affected servers or cause denial-of-service attacks.

Lucent Technologies Inc. recently announced commercial availability of 3G Code Division Multiple Access 2000 1xEV-DO mobile wireless equipment.

Not that more proof is needed, but an industry trade group recently released a report that reveals a sharp decline in job growth in the U.S. high-tech industry during 2001. The AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association) released its annual Cyberstates report on the U.S. high-tech industry.

Vina Technologies Inc. announced that it has renewed its OEM agreement with Lucent Technologies Inc. for the ConnectReach network access products.

I2 Technologies Inc., the Dallas provider of supply-chain management software, is moving a significant part of its product development from the United States to Bangalore, India, as part of a cost-cutting program because of the U.S. recession.