Troubled ISP and ASP iomart has struck an alliance with Japanese anti-virus giant Trend Micro to boost its move into the European business market. Trend Micro is a $208m-a-year, Tokyo-based company which claims to have the major slice of the US...
And once again, anti-virus vendors stand accused of hyping the threat beyond reason. It's one of those issues with more questions than answers, but as far as the anti-virus vendors go, the verdict must be one of 'not guilty'.
A row has developed between two of the biggest sellers of anti-virus services in the UK after Trend Micro wrote to MessageLabs and accused it of dishonesty over its "100 per cent virus protection" guarantee.
Anti-virus vendors are not doing enough to protect their customers from malicious worms and viruses, according to software giant Computer Associates (CA). He said pure-play anti-virus vendors aren't up to the job and criticised them for their one...
Anti-virus vendors are doing very nicely on the back of ever-increasing numbers of viruses. Things are also looking good for internet-based anti-virus software maker McAfee. For the latest virus news,
Anti-virus experts say the metrics surrounding the spread of computer viruses and worms leave a lot to be desired, and have criticised some companies for attempting to capitalise on fear, uncertainty and doubt.