Microsoft Buys Anti-Spyware Company
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Microsoft has purchased Giant Company Software of New York, which makes software to detect a common form of malicious software programs known as &quot;spyware,&quot; the software giant says.
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Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has acquired GIANT Company Software Inc., a provider of top-rated anti-spyware and Internet security products.
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The British National Health Service (NHS) has signed a massive software licensing deal with Microsoft. The deal will ultimately save the NHS $625 million in licensing fees, as well as requiring that Microsoft
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Microsoft Corp.  began offering anti-spyware program downloads for Windows users on Thursday, taking the first step in offering its own computer security products and sending shares of security software vendors lower.
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You know I'm no good Anti-spyware firm PC Tools has announced a deal to buy behavioural protection security technology from developer Novatix for an unspecified amount.â¦
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What's the best remedy for this obnoxious software installed without PC users' notice? Here are assessments of five popular anti-spyware utilities, three free and two that sell for $30.-For The Post
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MICROSOFT has moved to shore up its defences by acquiring a small anti-spyware company that makes security products to detect and remove unwanted software from Windows-based computers.
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Microsoft Releases Anti-Spyware Application  As expected, Microsoft has released a beta version of their own Anti-Spyware application based on their recent acquisition of Giant Software Company. In addition, they would also be releasing another new tool for malware-removal on January 11. Mike Nash, corporate vice president of Microsoftâs Security Business and ...
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Microsoft has jumped into the anti-spyware market, but is this a new approach to thwarting bugs, or are they gearing up to profit from an industry they helped create?
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Microsoft has offered to buy Norwegian Internet-search software firm Fast Search & Transfer for about $1.2 billion.
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A Waltham maker of security software is being acquired by software behemoth Computer Associates in a cash deal worth almost a half-billion dollars, the companies announced yesterday.
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Microsoft announced today that it had bought New York software company Giant Company Software, which produces a robust anti-spyware tool.
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Microsoft on Thursday released a free trial copy of antispyware software it purchased last month, marking the company's entry into the fast-growing market for products that block surreptitious snooping programs, and promised monthly releases of tools to stop new malicious software.
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Microsoft Purchases GIANT Anti-Spyware  Here's an interesting story. Microsoft, who's Internet Explorer browser is full of holes which make it able to accept browser programs and add-ons which  sometimes can be spyware, has now purchased an Anti-Spyware company. Something kind of stinks here.   Why not fix Internet Explorer security holes ...
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The FTC said it believes the companies induced computer users to buy its spyware-eradication software, sold for US$30 and bearing names such as Spy Wiper and Spy Deleter, after first infecting
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The networking gear maker buys privately held network security software developer Perfigo.
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Microsoft, on Thursday, announced its decision to purchase anti-spyware firm, Giant Software Company, for an undisclosed amount. The reason for this move is merely the fact that Microsoft is willing to provide anti-spyware tools to its customers.