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Microsoft to buy antivirus software maker | |
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| Time: 11:36 EST/16:36 GMT | News Source: ZDNet UK | Posted By: Brian Kvalheim | ||
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Microsoft is to acquire GeCad, a small antivirus vendor, in order to offer Microsoft-branded antivirus protection
Microsoft has announced its intention to acquire GeCad Software, a Romanian antivirus technology developer, in order to improve the security in its Windows platform. The deal, the financial terms of which were not disclosed, would add a team of antivirus experts to Microsoft's stable of developers and give the company the ability to offer antivirus systems across all its products, a spokeswoman said. Security experts from the 100-employee company will also work to make Windows work better with third-party antivirus vendors' products, Microsoft said.
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| #1 By 20 (67.9.179.51) at 6/10/2003 1:57:54 PM |
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All Windows products should have basic anti-virus. However, McAfee and Norton offer value-added services.
How many people who use Terminal Services also buy MetaFrame from Citrix? I would argue a large percentage. I think that McAfee and Norton sales will go up as a result of this. |
| #2 By 6859 (206.156.242.36) at 6/10/2003 2:27:51 PM |
| GAH! Not McAfee...nothing but trouble. Norton is ok, but misses some stuff (but not usually for very long.) Personally, I like SOPHOS. |
| #3 By 37 (66.82.20.150) at 6/10/2003 2:35:12 PM |
| I personally think companies like Symantec and McAfee actually pay someone or some people on a team to CREATE virus' to spread on the internet so that they can provide the patch to stop it. This way they can keep themselves in business. |
| #4 By 7754 (216.160.8.41) at 6/10/2003 3:36:36 PM |
| I have long wondered that myself, Brian! :) |
| #5 By 11888 (64.230.65.225) at 6/10/2003 3:45:44 PM |
| I can't remember. . .what AV software was included with DOS 6? |
| #6 By 6859 (206.156.242.36) at 6/10/2003 4:02:23 PM |
| MrRoper, it was a Symantec product. |
| #7 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 6/10/2003 5:51:29 PM |
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I have heard rumors, that most of the viruses out there are created by people employed by the virus scan companies. It keeps them selling product.
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| #8 By 2459 (69.22.78.116) at 6/10/2003 6:35:50 PM |
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#3, have you checked out http://www.avast.com ?
I don't know how they will licence the final product, but they have a Linux server edition currently in Beta that you may want to check out. Also for home users (Windows), they have a free virus scanner w/resident protection and auto-updates. This post was edited by n4cer on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at 18:36. |
| #9 By 16451 (65.19.17.168) at 6/10/2003 9:01:41 PM |
| Is there an echo in here? |
| #10 By 37 (24.241.230.234) at 6/11/2003 7:20:45 AM |
| lol RH7 |
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