http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20005461-245.html By Elinor Mills InSecurity Complex CNet News May 19, 2010 With its acquisition of VeriSign's authentication business, Symantec is making a big play for a piece of the market for services that validate the identity of users and content on the Web. The $1.28 billion cash deal--the third encryption-related purchase for Symantec in three weeks--would seem to be a natural extension of its desktop and server security offerings, several analysts said. But other observers question how well suited one of the leading antivirus providers really is to become the identity broker for the Internet. "Where's the synergy?" wondered Avivah Litan, an analyst at Gartner, in an interview late Wednesday. "Certainly everyone wants to own identity (management), Facebook, Google, PayPal, and they have a much better shot at it because they own more content and more users...Symantec (now) has the technology infrastructure, but it's not a technology problem, it's a business problem." Symantec Chief Executive Enrique Salem didn't have to look far to expand his Mountain View, Calif.-based kingdom. "When I look over my shoulder I see the VeriSign campus," also in Mountain View, he said during a conference call on Wednesday. [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books and More! Shop InfoSec News http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/Received on Wed May 19 2010 - 22:35:25 PDT
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