Symantec completes acquisition of MessageLabs
ConvergenceAsia staff
18/11/2008

Symantec, a global leader of security, storage and systems management solutions, has completed its acquisition of MessageLabs, a leading provider of online messaging services. The acquisition agreement between Symantec and MessageLabs was announced earlier on 8 October 2008.

With the completion of the acquisition on 14 November, the combined expertise from MessageLabs and Symantec will expand SaaS delivery and customer support models across the Symantec technology portfolio, and accelerate the development of new hybrid online and on-premise offerings for IT professionals.

Messaging security solutions protect organisations from the costly effects of spam and viruses entering the network and prevent unauthorised content from being transferred into the wrong hands.

With the close of the acquisition, Symantec expands its messaging security market leadership and offers customers greater choice by providing the broadest range of offerings in the messaging security market including software, appliance and hosted services. Customers will also have greater access to SaaS offerings through the up-sell and cross sell of services into the MessageLabs customer base and through Symantec channels.

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