Symantec bags MessageLabs

Doug Woodburn
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Security vendor bolsters position in fast-growing SaaS space with $695m acquisition

Symantec has stepped up its arms race with McAfee by laying down $695m (£396m) for messaging and web security vendor MessageLabs. Just two weeks after McAfee dropped $465m for Secure Computing...

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