Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Sybari Software Inc., a provider of security products offering protection against from viruses, worms and spam.
Microsoft said they will use this new acquisition to further provide their customers with solutions to help protect them from malicious software.
Mike Nash, corporate vice president of the Security Business and Technology Unit at Microsoft said,
"Enterprise customers face a complex set of attacks through their e-mail and collaboration infrastructure. Through this acquisition, we're excited to be able to provide customers with a server-level anti-virus solution that delivers advanced file and content-filtering capabilities and the use of multiple scan engines. In this way, customers get choice, high-quality performance and the most up-to-date protection possible."
The planned acquisition of Sybari Software will play a key part in Microsoft's security strategy, providing anti-virus technologies and supplying customers with "multiple-engine" protection.
Robert Wallace, president and CEO of Sybari Software said,
"We've been able to provide sophisticated, comprehensive protection for millions of mailboxes worldwide, and we're excited that through the addition of Microsoft's expertise and contribution, these solutions will be available to even more businesses. We're proud of the effectiveness of our antigen products in providing protection against malicious software."
Sybari Software's products will provide an additional layer of messaging defence, helping stop threats before they reach end users.
Financial details of the take-over deal were not revealed.
With both Anti-Spyware and Anti-Virus products from Microsoft in the first two months of the year alone, the question is, what next ?
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