Internet News (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Some think competitive issues and potential integration problems will be a serious challenge, but Symantec brushes such concerns aside.
Ferris Research (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Some think competitive issues and potential integration problems will be a serious challenge, but Symantec brushes such concerns aside.
The Register (Free subscription) | yesterday
MessageLabs deal pilots security giant into cloud computing Analysis Symantec, traditionally one of the more conservative firms in the security market, is attempting to pull off a high-wire balancing act with its surprise $695m acquisition of security software-as-a-service pioneer MessageLabs. The firm is betting that increased revenues in the hottest segment of the security market will justify a...
TG Daily (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Symantec is aiming to build a significant presence in the increasingly lucrative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) space with the announced $695 million acquisition of MessageLabs, a business email archive and email retention provider. The acquisition gives birth to a new SaaS giant that reaches out for a leadership role in the online security secure and information management segments. Both companies will...
ZD Net Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Security company Symantec has released a tool that helps to make Vista's UAC (User Account Control) feature clearer and less of a pain to use.
Mike Rothman's blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
October 10, 2008 - Volume 3, #81 Good Morning: The Big Yellow is at it again and this time they better bring a Big Yellow Teapot. On Wednesday, they announced a $695 million deal to acquire MessageLabs and go "all in" on the email and web SaaS space. It's kind of an interesting deal and there are a lot of nuances, but overall it's very reflective of Symantec's acquisition strategy. Here are some initial...
Darknet - The Darkside (Free subscription) | yesterday
Some interesting security industry news, it seems like Symantec is really setting itself up to be the Microsoft of the security world. They are buying up anything and everything and merging it into the Symantec borg…things that are successful of course. Their latest acquisition is the popular MessageLabs, a good example of both cloud... Read the full post at darknet.org.uk
alarm:clock (Free subscription) | yesterday
MessageLabs, out of in Gloucester in the UK, has sold to Symantecfor $695M. MessageLabs sells anti-spam on a software as a service model with more than 8M end users at more than 19K clients running the gamut from small business to the Fortune 500. Symantec has been running its own SAAS outfit called Symantec Protection Network, and MessageLabs will be folded into that. The company raised at least $58.9M...
eWeek (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Symantec and Google didn't get Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's memo that SAAS and cloud computing are overhyped. Symantec bought security SAAS provider MessageLabs for a bundle while Google simplified pricing for its security SAAS. Web services security for enterprise applications and messaging and collaboration tools are alive and well. - Oracle CEO Larry Ellison roiled the waves recently when he mocked...
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Although the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business applications and cloud computing development environments are getting the lion's share of the attention in the press today, the most prevalent form of on-demand services continues to be hosted email and security services. Email and security management are escalating challenges for IT and business decision-makers facing greater demands for real-time...
Cnet (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Virtualization may spell the end of expensive long-term software-licensing deals, monitoring how long each instance of the software is used, according to the security company.
Pocket-lint (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
£401.2m deal Security software expert Symantec has gone on a spending spree. ... Read Symantec buys rival MessageLabs on Pocket-lint now
FinanMart.com - IT News (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
InformationWeek Daily Newsletter www.informationweek.com Weekend Edition: Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 In This Issue: 1. Editor's Note: Symantec Buys MessageLabs: SaaS Security Ready To Rock 2. Top Weekend Stories: - The Smartphone: Your Next Computer - Which Video Editing Program Should You(Tube) Use? 3. Highlighted Coverage - Apple Laptop Refresh Could Include $800 Model
BetaNews (Free subscription) | yesterday
The latest freeware tool from Norton Labs offers to do Vista users a favor by turning off many of those annoying User Access Control prompts. If you're wondering what Symantec wants in return...so were we.
Cnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Norton Antivirus 2009 hits all the right security notes and its superior protection technologies might even win back some jaded anti-Symantec folks, though for some technical support may continue to frustrate.
