No plans to get into identity management but more megadeals on the horizon, a top executive at the security giant says.
Posted by Will Sturgeon
update Deal is the latest sign of consolidation in the enterprise software market and the second major acquisition this week.
Posted by Mike Ricciuti
Consolidation with Veritas will actually lead to a net gain in hires worldwide, top Asia-Pacific tells reporters.
Posted by Jeanne Lim
Security, storage firms go to stockholders to plead the case for their proposed $13.5 billion merger.
Posted by Dawn Kawamoto
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the Veritas deal puts Symantec CEO John Thompson on the map as a bona fide big shot.
Posted by Charles Cooper
Competitors expect history's largest software acquisition will be a stumbling block for the new union.
Posted by Robert Lemos and Dawn Kawamoto
CEO John Thompson says the company will rely on the strength of its products to fend off Microsoft's entry into the security fray. Windows anti-spyware to come free of charge
Posted by Sergio G. Non
The companies' products address two facets of the same data protection problem, says Chief Executive Gary Bloom.
Posted by Stephen Shankland
Merged companies are already mapping out new territory and eyeing possible acquisitions.