Security developer claims share of Microsoft&#39;s Giant acquisition
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Microsoft&#39;s entry into the anti-spyware business has hit a potential snag. Florida-based security developer Sunbelt Software Distribution claims that it owns part of the software Microsoft bought with the acquisition of Giant Software.
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Microsoft&#39;s big move into the anti-spyware business has hit an immediate speed bump, with questions swirling around a Florida company&#39;s claim that it co-owns the Giant AntiSpyware codeâand all future definition updatesâthat Microsoft purchased earlier
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Antivirus vendor may pay $13 billion for the storage software company.
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Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it acquired a privately held company that makes anti-spyware software in an attempt to beef up its Windows operating system&#39;s ability to fend off security threats.
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ORLANDO, Fla.âWindows users said actions speak louder than words when it comes to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer&#39;s promise that Microsoft will fix the various security vulnerabilities in his company&#39;s computing platform.
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Australia&#39;s Computershare has agreed to buy EquiServe of the United States for US$292 million ($423 million), making it the largest US share registrar and driving its shares up by a third.
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More large acquisitions may be in the software giant's future.
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SAN FRANCISCO - In his swan song to an annual gathering of 15,000 computer security experts here Tuesday, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said the software giant has made giant strides in security. But he acknowledged that threats from malicious computer code and the proliferation of devices connected to the Internet have made security a moving target.
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Oracle&#39;s acquisition of PeopleSoft will create a bigger competitor for Microsoft and put one of the Redmond company&#39;s largest industry partners in the hands of a rival.
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The networking gear maker buys privately held network security software developer Perfigo.
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A legal row over software ownership could hinder Microsoft&#39;s ability to offer products based on technology from its latest acquisition, anti-spyware company Giant Company Software.
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Security software maker announces plans to acquire Hacker Safe site certifier in a cash deal worth approximately $51 million.
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By Jon Swartz  SAN FRANCISCO -- In his swan song to an annual gathering of 15,000 computer security experts here Tuesday, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said the software giant has made giant strides in security.
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Software giant Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and corporate network software provider Citrix Systems Inc. (CTXS.
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Microsoft has purchased Giant Company Software of New York, which makes software to detect a common form of malicious software programs known as &quot;spyware,&quot; the software giant says.
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The world&#39;s largest software maker, Microsoft, made its place in the Indian information technology firmament more secure. Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer, Microsoft, inaugurated the companyâs largest
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A Microsoft lawyer said the arrest was &quot;significant,&quot; given the value of the source code. &quot;It is our secret recipe, our secret formula like the Coke formula,&quot; associate general counsel Tom Rubin said.