Tag: acquisition
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Avast acquires AVG for $1.3bn
There was interesting news in the anti-virus world yesterday, as Avast announced the acquisition of its competitor AVG . Both companies were founded in the Czech Republic and both are best known for their free home anti-virus products. Indeed, it is not uncommon for people to confuse the two companies. Writing on his company’s blog,…
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Avast acquires AVG for $1.3bn
There was interesting news in the anti-virus world yesterday, as Avast announced the acquisition of its competitor AVG . Both companies were founded in the Czech Republic and both are best known for their free home anti-virus products. Indeed, it is not uncommon for people to confuse the two companies. Writing on his company’s blog,…
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Google acquires Zynamics
Internet giant buys into security. Internet giant Google has acquired software analytics firm Zynamics , it was announced yesterday. The German company, which was founded in 2004 by CEO Thomas Dullien (aka Halvar Flake) to research the automation of reverse engineering and code analysis, now produces four reverse-engineering tools: BinDiff , VxClass , BinNavi and…
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AVG to acquire DroidSecurity
Security firm set to expand solutions to mobile devices. Czech security firm AVG has announced the acquisition of Tel Aviv-based DroidSecurity , a specialist in cloud-based protection of smartphones, tablets and other devices running on Google ‘s Android operating system. DroidSecurity ‘s mobile security app, antivirus free , consistently ranks in the top 50 most…
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Computer chip giant buys AV giant
Intel becomes new owner of McAfee for the princely sum of $7.8bn Intel , the world’s biggest manufacturer of computer chips, is poised to acquire security giant McAfee – one of the ‘big four’ anti-malware vendors – in a deal worth $7.8 billion, the company’s biggest acquisition in its history. Under the terms of the…
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ESET buys COMDOM
Security vendor strengthens anti-spam capabilities. Slovakian security vendor ESET has announced the acquisition of Slovakian anti-spam firm COMDOM Software . The anti-spam firm’s developers have previously worked with ESET on the development of the NOD32 platform for Linux mail servers. Now, ESET will use COMDOM ‘s anti-spam technology and expertise to strengthen its range of…
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Symantec to acquire VeriSign business
Vendor splashes out more cash on authentication. Symantec , the AV vendor with a reputation for snapping up other companies, has announced its purchase of VeriSign ‘s authentication services business. The $1.28 billion cash deal – expected to close in the quarter ending in September – follows hot on the heals of two other encryption-related…
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Sophos bought up by investment firm
APAX Partners acquires major stake in $830 million company. Sophos has announced that a majority share of the company will be sold to major private investment firm APAX Partners , in a deal which rates Sophos ‘s value at $830 million. APAX Partners has its fingers in a wide range of pies, including numerous telecoms…
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Symantec buys key pair of encryption firms
PGP and GuardianEdge snapped up in surprise dual acquisition. Symantec has announced the acquisition of two separate firms specialising in encryption and email security. The deals were completed in cash with PGP , a renowned specialist in public key cryptography, costing $300 million and GuardianEdge , which also provides encryption and data loss prevention solutions,…
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McAfee to acquire Solidcore
Whitelisting firm to be assimilated by security giant. McAfee has announced the acquisition of whitelisting firm Solidcore in a deal reported to be worth a base rate of $33 million, with an additional $14 million on the table if sales targets are reached. Solidcore , a privately owned firm founded in 2003 and based in…