A senior Veritas Software executive has given strong indication that its products and accompanying brands should remain intact despite an impending change in ownership.
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.
High-tech companies are starting to report their second-quarter earnings, and for much of the enterprise software business, the picture is bleaker than expected.
Oil, war and economic uncertainty have dented the tech market, but it's not as bad as the news from Hewlett-Packard or Cisco Systems might indicate.
Mergers and buyouts are muddying the lines between security and other industries. Will purely security-focused providers be a thing of the past?
In the flat enterprise software market, the message is clear: It's time to hunt or be hunted.
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