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  • Trend vs. ClamAV patent row hots up

    Free software advocates call for boycott of Trend. With legal proceedings ongoing between Trend Micro and gateway appliance specialist Barracuda Networks , concerning Barracuda ‘s implementation of the free, open-source AV software ClamAV and Trend ‘s claims to patents on the use of anti-virus scanners to check email, a Dutch organisation promoting free and open-source…

  • Barracuda battles Trend Micro patent claims

    Trend demands licensing for gateway virus scanning idea. Barracuda Networks has announced it is fighting a legal battle against Trend Micro , who has claimed US patent rights to the concept of scanning traffic passing through network proxies for malware. A licensing issue has been running between the two firms since late 2006, when Trend…

  • ClamAV taken over by Sourcefire

    Snort maker buys into open-source AV. Open-source anti-virus product ClamAV has been acquired by Sourcefire , the US-based company behind leading open-source intrusion detection system Snort . The takeover includes all available copyright and intellectual property relating to the Clam project, although much of the content will have to remain in the public domain, as…