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Symantec To Acquire Altiris

Slimy   on 29 January 2007 - 15:06 · 4 comments & 2263 views

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After acquiring Veritas Software in July 2005, Symantec aims to buy network client management vendor Altiris for $830 million by paying company shareholders approximately $33 per share. Cupertino, California-based Symantec expects the acquisition to close in the second quarter. With the acquisition of Lindon, Utah-based Altiris, Symantec will have the tools to further diversify into a broad, IT network management vendor with products that address security plus storage, client management and remote managed services.

"By combining the endpoint management solutions from Altiris with the security expertise from Symantec, we believe we can offer customers a more comprehensive solution to protect and manage the millions of connected devices that make up the fabric of today's global IT infrastructure," said John Thompson, chairman and CEO of Symantec.

News source: CRN

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#1 kl33per on 29 Jan 2007 - 15:48
They're gonna kill Altiris. They had such interesting software (anyone remember SVS?).
#2 Kushan on 29 Jan 2007 - 16:40
I don't know what Altris did, but whatever it was, they wont be doing it very well for much longer.
#3 Maysky on 29 Jan 2007 - 17:00
I guess it's easier for Symantec to buy works than to do works.
#4 Swordnyx on 29 Jan 2007 - 21:36
I had Altris confused with Arthritis.

That would've been awkward.

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