ISS to integrate BitDefender

Big Blue adds anti-virus and anti-spyware to desktop security product.

IBM

announced yesterday that its

Internet Security Systems

(ISS) subsidiary will be including anti-virus and anti-spyware functionality provided by

SOFTWIN

‘s

BitDefender

in forthcoming versions of its

Proventia Desktop Endpoint Security

suite.

ISS

, acquired in the summer by

IBM

, has a range of its own security technology including a behavioural malware detection system, but says in a press statement that the new partnership will add a further layer of protection for users of its product, creating a ‘comprehensive desktop protection solution’.

The

IBM

statement is

here

.

Posted on 21 November 2006 by

Virus Bulletin