McAfee aims to broaden portfolio with Secure Computing buy - CNET

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Recent economic turmoil hasnt dissuaded the company from continuing this trend. Monday morning, McAfee announced that it will acquire venerable Secure Computing in a transaction valued at approximately $465 million. In spite of its size and brand visibility, McAfee was never a niche product company in the past--strong in endpoint security, intrusion detection/prevention, and vulnerability scanning, weak or invisible in everything else. Through acquisitions, McAfee surrounded its existing franchises with additional complementary pieces. Secure Computing also brings an experienced enterprise distribution channel, something McAfee desperately needs to take these new products to large organizations.

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