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Sophos has completed its acquisition of German-based data security and encryption vendor Utimaco Safeware. Security giant expands software-as-a-service platform. Innovation in email security technologies will not stagnate as a result of Symantec’s acquisition of MessageLabs, the vendor has claimed. Shareholders at networking solutions provider 3Com on Friday voted to approve a US$2.2 billion buyout, despite the deal being halted a day earlier over U.S. security concerns. Almost two months after the original announcement, McAfee today announced that it has completed the acquisition of data security vendor SafeBoot for approximately US$350 million in cash. Enterprise security firm Secure Computing has announced plans to purchase Securify, provider of identity-based network monitoring solutions. Symantec has announced that it will acquire Sydney-based security vendor PC Tools. Email security provider Proofpoint has acquired an on-demand email archiving vendor to boost its offerings. Symantec completes its acquisition of PC Tools but remains mum on the financial details.
Open-source software maker and systems configuration manager Novell can add endpoint security to its list of offerings after announcing today that it has acquired Senforce Technologies. Microsoft has topped the list for the highest number of acquisitions last year with 14 takeovers, according to business advisers Icon Corporate Finance. Symantec announced Monday that it has completed its acquisition of the IT management software company Altiris. Identity management company CA has announced plans to acquire Orchestria Corporation, a provider of data loss prevention technology, for an undisclosed sum. The man at the helm of PGP Corporation talks to Paul Fisher about key choreography, strategy and saving Bletchley Park There are three key objectives to keep in mind for determining the success of any roles-based access and identity management initiative, says Deepak Taneja. Symantec has announced plans to acquire MessageLabs for nearly US$700m in cash. Acquisition-happy Google has made its first security purchase by quietly snaring start-up GreenBorder Technologies, a provider of virtualised web browsing anti-malware software, for an undisclosed amount. Risk management vendor nCircle announced Wednesday that it has acquired Cambia Security, developer of agentless configuration auditing software. Two security firms have revealed that spam attacks have increased in the last quarter. The Blue Coat Systems CEO gazed into the dotcom abyss and survived. He thinks he has the measure of the downturn. Paul Fisher reports