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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