In an effort to offer depth rather than breadth of expertise, the security specialist is focussing on content security technologies alone. Symantec's UK managing director, Aled Miles, set out his company's vision of the future in London today.
Is CA really in a position to exploit the breadth of scope of Sterling Software's solutions? The build-up to the release of Windows 2000 has been more muted it was for Windows 98, which itself never reached the heights of Windows 95.
Anti-virus vendor Symantec is aiming to pre-empt the next wave of viruses with the launch of security software for the Palm OS (operating system). There are currently no known examples of viruses designed to attack handheld devices, but following a...
Security firm Symantec has gone on an acquisition spree following strong first quarter results. Symantec will pay $135m in cash for Recourse, and integrate its ManHunt intrusion detection system with its own Intruder Alert and ManTrap products.
In a long-rumoured move, security software maker Symantec said today it will buy storage specialist Veritas Software in a deal worth roughly $13.5bn. The company will operate under the Symantec name, with John W.
Symantec's CEO John Thompson is not new to the acquisition game. Since he took the helm of the security software giant, Symantec has snapped up a host of security companies and has looked outside its core market for additional acquisitions.