Symantec does single large take-over purchases
With the take-over purchase SecurityFocus, Riptech and Recourse Technologies, drills Symantec new markets on. This known has made the business yesterday by the presentation of its quarter figures.
Symantec is manufacturer of among many antivirussoftware, firewall, protections devices and at this related products. Through the take-over purchases, Symantec gets also foot at bank in new and at protection related markets. According to n analyst, this investment Symantec can yield even a dominant market position.
SecurityFocus, bought for 75 million dollars, offers realtime monitoring- and alert services. Also the business sees to about an extensive data boss with information of protections dangers. These products will become taken up in Symantecs product offer.
Riptech and Recourse furnish every protections services, as inbraakdetectiesystemen, vpn's and firewalls. For Riptech, Symantec counts 145 million dollars down, before Recourse 135 million dollars.
“Through here can Symantec the whole market for 'threat management' in hands get”, means Godfather Lindstrom, analyst by the Hurwitz Group. According to the analyst, Symantec has gotten through the take-over purchases a number 'intriguing' products and technologies in hands.