Symantec declares Chinese compensation offer a success
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InfoWorld - Symantec declared its&#160;compensation offer&#160;for Chinese users who saw their computers damaged by a bad software update a success Sunday, but declined to say how many users had accepted the deal.
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Deal will combine Symantec&#39;s security products with Veritas&#39; storage software, resulting in reach from PCs to data centers.
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Symantec Corp. has repaired a serious problem with versions of its leading antivirus software, which protects some of the world&#039;s largest corporations and U.S. government agencies. The flaw lets hackers steal sensitive data, delete files or implant malicious programs.
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A month after Symantec knocked out 50,000 Chinese PCs with bad software, the company is offering compensation.
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The Chinese Web company has another great quarter.
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New program offers incentives to PC rescue services to sell CA's security software to consumers and small businesses.
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Symantec, seeking to make amends for the glitch that knocked out thousands of computers across China last month, is offering affected users free backup software and an extension on their subscription to their anti-virus software. Some customers are not mollified.
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Con-pensation Chinese PC users whose machines were crippled by a dodgy software update from Symantec have two weeks to apply for compensation. The company has announced that the 50,000 users affected by the error are entitled to some free Norton anti-virus licenses.â¦
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Symantec Corp  reported an  increase in quarterly profit on Wednesday, boosted by strong  overseas sales, and forecast current-quarter results above Wall  Street estimates, sending its shares up 9 percent.
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More than a month after Symantec Corp. knocked out 50,000 Chinese PCs with a bad software update, the company is ready to offer compensation. But Chinese users eligible for the offer have to act fast; it&#39;s only good for a couple of weeks.
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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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Security software maker Symantec Corp  reported a rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, boosted by overseas sales, and forecast current-quarter results above Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 9 percent.
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Security vendor CA Inc. is so confident in its products, it is offering up to $1,500 for computer repairs should users of its anti-virus software get infected.
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The best part? The Chinese government is paying for it.
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Beginning next week, users who pay Symantec to manage their security infrastructures will be able to get extensive information on global cyberthreats and threats particular to their IT systems.
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Symantec on Monday said that its makegood for Chinese users affected by a bad software update was well received. However, the company offered no numbers to back up their claim that the offer, which ended Sunday, was a success.
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US technology giant IBM is selling its personal computing business to China&#39;s biggest PC maker. The deal highlights China&#39;s growing economic clout and global reach.