I got a press release today with the following headline: "Genesys Named in Leaders Quadrant of Leading Analyst Firm's Report."

The double use of "leader" immediately jumped out at me. The headline implies that being named a leader by a leader transforms that appellation into something even more powerful.

But what? A mega-leader? A leader of leaders? A double plus good leader?

Qualcomm announced last week its purchase of two companies, RF Micro Devices for its Bluetooth and Airgo Networks for its pre-802.11n chipsets and intellectual property surrounding MIMO. Although both companies have received little attention in the enterprise, if Qualcomm has its way, Airgo's technology would find its way into every handset and laptop.

Code Green Networks is launching an information leak prevention appliance for the mid market. The appliance sits at the boundary of the internal network and monitors e-mail, Web mail, HTTP and FTP traffic for sensitive corporate information.

The past three weeks have been quite a rollercoaster ride for my co-author, Jameson Blandford, and me as we've dealt with feedback on our November 9 Network Computing article entitled "The Meru Chronicles." This article was the culmination of a six-month project involving the analysis of WLAN gear from Meru Networks.

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