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Symantec to Acquire SecurityFocus

Posted by michael on from the woe-to-the-defeated dept.

cbv writes "Symantec Corp. today announced the acquisition of SecurityFocus for approximately US$75 million in cash. The press release reads, 'With this acquisition, Symantec will offer customers the most comprehensive, proactive early warning system across the broadest range of threats.' The transaction is expected to close by early to mid-August 2002."

6 of 200 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Prediction! by finkployd · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    *ahem*

    #12902 :)

    Finkployd

  2. Re:Prediction! by *xpenguin* · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I thought bigger is better. Maybe i should stop making accounts every day.

  3. Re:Prediction! by BJH · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Haven't people got sick of biggest dick UID wars yet?

  4. Re:Prediction! by osu-neko · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Apparently not... despite the fact that all it really shows is who's had no life the longest... :)

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  5. Re:Prediction! by rnturn · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Shoot! I had a good comeback for that post... until you had to come along with an even lower User #.

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  6. Re:Prediction! by spacey · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Too bad. There are lots of us :)

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