Do software customers actually care about the impact of provider's mergers and acquisitions, or are they just too far from the crux of business.
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Symantec is intent on making more strategic acquisitions this year and will follow its Veritas Software buy with a large deal approximately every 18 months, a top company executive said.
In a long-rumoured move, security software maker Symantec said Thursday that it will buy storage specialist Veritas Software in a deal worth roughly US$13.5 billion.
Symantec's rivals are attempting to rain on the security firm's parade by predicting problems with the recently announced Veritas merger.
Do software customers actually care about the impact of provider's mergers and acquisitions, or are they just too far from the crux of business.
Veritas Chief Executive Gary Bloom took pains to explain why he believes his company's acquisition by Symantec makes sense.
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