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Stalemate
December 20th, 2004, 03:36 PM
http://www.canada.com/technology/news/techwire/story.html?id=2b1fd3d5-c662-48d6-bf13-1b9e5e48333b


Microsoft's Hotmail drops McAfee antivirus technology for Trend Micro

Canadian Press
Monday, December 20, 2004


NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft Corp. has switched from McAfee Inc.'s antivirus technology to Trend Micro Inc.'s for its free Internet e-mail service MSN Hotmail.
Under the agreement announced by Trend Micro on Monday, it will provide anti-virus technology to some 187 million Hotmail accounts worldwide. Santa Clara, Calif.-based McAfee's technology was used to scan Hotmail's attachments and e-mails. No reason was given for the change and spokesmen for the companies weren't immediately available for comment.

The value of the deal and the implications for Tokyo-based Trend Micro's earnings were not announced.

New York Stock Exchange-listed McAfee shares traded at $26.80 US, down $2.15, or 7.4 per cent, early Monday afternoon.

Trend Micro's American depositary shares traded at $56.20, up $5.72, or 11 per cent, on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

© The Canadian Press 2004

TechZ
December 20th, 2004, 04:49 PM
reported but in the wrong area...
http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=67540

Stalemate
December 20th, 2004, 05:01 PM
Why do I even bother?! http://forums.windrivers.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif


I'm not worthy! http://forums.windrivers.com/images/smilies/wink.gif