AUSTRALIA, Sydney - 30 January 2007 - Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Altiris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRS), a leading provider of IT management ...

A rumored sell off of the Symantec Altiris unit is prompting some questions about the company's mobile security and endpoint management strategy, but industry experts say a sell off may not signal any ...

If you had any questions about whether Symantec is serious about taking on Microsoft for the right to secure and manage the desktop, you can put them to rest right now. Symantec today made a statement ...

Symantec Corp., the maker of computer anti-virus products, agreed Monday to buy Altiris Inc. for about $1.03 billion to gain programs that track corporate software use. Altiris products help clients ...

Symantec is still reviewing its Altiris endpoint management platform after trying to sell it outright but failing to find a suitor, CRN has learned. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company had been ...

I've just been speaking to one of the guys from Altiris, and he told me that Symantec is due to announce a new Altiris/Symantec product in the coming weeks. Symantec bought the SOA management company ...

Symantec Corp. will acquire Altiris Inc., a maker of asset management software for mobile devices and other hardware, for $830 million, the companies said Monday. Symantec said it will merge ...

Symantec Tuesday announced Version 7.0 of its Altiris client and server management suite. The upgrade, the first released since Symantec’s acquisition of Altiris almost two years ago, includes new ...

The Cupertino, Calif. company will pay US$830 million – about US$33 per share of Altiris common stock – for the Lindon, Utah firm. The purchase should better Symantec’s standpoint in the ...

A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a very interesting event, Symantec/Altiris ManageFusion. I was briefed on a new version of Symantec's Backup Exec System Recovery (BESR) 7.0 and ...

Symantec's acquisition of Altiris should bolster its position and leverage its strengths on the enterprise endpoint. Symantec helps businesses protect their endpoints with leading security, compliance ...

Security vendor Symantec has signed a definitive agreement to acquire asset management vendor Altiris. In a statement, Symantec said that the cash deal would value Altiris at about $830m. The deal is ...