First published: 31st October 2008
Symantec has announced that it is buying MessageLabs, well_known for its email security service, for approximately US$695. Symantec claims that MessageLabs is the number-one provider of online messaging security worldwide with more than eight million end users and more than 19,000 clients ranging from small business to Fortune 500 companies. Symantec will capitalise on cross-selling and up-selling its existing SaaS offerings of backup, storage and online remote access to the MessageLabs customers.