Symantec completes acquisition of MessageLabs 
(18/11/2008)
Symantec Corp. has completed its acquisition of MessageLabs, on Nov. 14, 2008. MessageLabs is a leading provider of online messaging services, securing more than three billion email connections each day. The acquisition agreement between Symantec and MessageLabs was first announced in October 2008.
With the acquisition of MessageLabs, Symantec gains a leadership position in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market and expands Symantec’s existing portfolio of SaaS offerings with messaging and web security services from MessageLabs. The combined expertise from MessageLabs and Symantec will expand SaaS delivery and customer support models across the Symantec technology portfolio and accelerate the development of new hybrid online and on-premise offerings for IT professionals.
Messaging security solutions protect organisations from the costly effects of spam and viruses entering the network and prevent unauthorised content from being transferred into the wrong hands. With the close of the acquisition, Symantec expands its messaging security market leadership to two times its nearest competitor and offers customers greater choice by providing the broadest range of offerings in the messaging security market including software, appliance and hosted services. Customers will also have greater access to SaaS offerings through the up-sell and cross sell of services into the MessageLabs customer base and through Symantec channels.
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