Intel sells anti-virus business, waits 12 years, buys anti-virus business
August 20, 2010 by admin
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The big news in the IT security industry today is the announcement that Intel plans to acquire McAfee for a jaw-dropping $7.68 billion.
Yes, that’s “billion”. Oh to have such pocket money.
Of course, those of us with long memories will know that Intel is no stranger to the computer security industry.
Indeed they used to have their own anti-virus product (Intel LanDesk Virus Protect) which they sold to Symantec in 1998.
Now, Intel is purchasing Symantec’s arch-enemy McAfee and re-entering the business.
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there are lots of cheap home security gadgets that you can buy online these days, i can find most of them from ebay ,;’