Symantec to Buy Software Tracker
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Symantec, a maker of computer antivirus products, will buy Altiris for about $1.03 billion to gain programs that track corporate software use.
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Symantec is looking for beta testers for two of its newest products, Norton Internet Security 2008 and Norton AntiVirus 2008. Both are slated to ship later this year, but the company has opened up the beta process to iron out the bugs before its final release.
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The New York Times reports Symantec is seeking to buy storage software maker Veritas.
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Symantec Corp. plans to integrate two of its compliance assessment products to make it easier for IT administrators to manage the software, a company executive said Thursday.
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In a long-rumored move, security software maker Symantec said Thursday that it will buy storage specialist Veritas Software in a deal worth roughly $13.5 billion.
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Norton Antivirus software maker Symantec merges with Veritas Software in an all-shares deal valued at more than $13bn.
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Symantec is just weeks away from shipping a test version of the next major update to its&#160;Norton 360 desktop security and backup software, with the product expected to ship by the end of March.Norton 360 Version 2.0 will include new Web security and identity-theft protection features as well as a &quot;smart firewall&quot; that will use behavior-based analysis techniques to identify emerging threats. These security features are already shipping with Symantec&#39;s Norton Internet Security 2008 product, but Norton 360 will have a few tweaks designed to make it easier to administer as well.For example, the software can now be used to back up data to new types of devices such as iPods or Blu-ray drives, said Mark Kanok, a senior product manager with Symantec. &quot;We changed up a couple of things to make it a little more accessible and give the advanced users more control,&quot; he said.The new browser protection feature, formerly code-named Canary, blocks Web sites from installing malicious software via the browser, known as a drive-by download. These types of attacks are becoming increasingly common, security experts say.New Firefox and Windows registry cleanup and features are also planned.Norton 360 Version 2 will also include the Symantec Online Network for Advanced Response (SONAR) technology, which identifies new forms of malware by analyzing its behavior, as well as the Norton Identity Safe software, designed to protect against phishing attacks.Pricing for Norton 360 v.2 will remain unchanged, at $79.99 for a three-PC license, Kanok said. The new beta will ship by early January, at the latest, he said.
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Computer security giant Symantec Corp. is buying storage and backup program maker Veritas Software Corp. in a &#36;13.5 billion deal that will create the world's fourth largest software company.
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Symantec (SYMC:Nasdaq - news - research) Thursday said it will acquire rival software company Veritas Software (VRTS:Nasdaq - news - research)in an all-stock deal.
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COMPUTER security giant Symantec has agreed to acquire storage and backup program specialist Veritas Software in an equity deal valued at around $13.5 billion ($17.8 billion).
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THE DEAL: Symantec Corp., best known for its Norton-branded software that fights computer viruses, is heading in a new direction with a $13.5 billion acquisition of data storage and backup specialist Veritas Software Corp.
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InfoWorld - Symantec Corp. plans to integrate two of its compliance assessment products to make it easier for IT administrators to manage the software, a company executive said Thursday.
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Symantec Corp., the world&#39;s largest maker of antivirus software, agreed to acquire closely held consultant At Stake Inc., which identifies programming faults in software, for an undisclosed sum.
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Computer security giant Symantec Corp. is buying storage and backup program maker Veritas Software Corp. in a $13.5 billion deal that will create the world&#39;s fourth largest software company.
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Anti-virus specialist Symantec (Quote, Chart) late Thursday announced a deal to acquire privately held security consulting firm @Stake.
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NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Symantec Corp. SYMC.O,  the top global security software maker, on Thursday said it  will buy Veritas Software Corp. VRTS.O for $13.5 billion,  expanding into the data storage and recovery business.
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Computer security giant Symantec said Thursday it will buy storage program maker Veritas Software for US$13.5 billion in one of the world&#39;s largest software company mergers.