Symantec buys Altiris
If you're either a Symantec customer or an Altiris customer, you've probably been following the news about their possible merger. Last week, Symantec announced the buyout was official. According to the press release...
The deal has many industry analysts and solution providers watching closely. Most agree, the acquisition seems to have many synergies and makes a lot of sense at the product offering level, but what is being questioned is the dollar amount being offered and more importantly - the timing. Only a week earlier, Symantec announced plans to slash $200 million in operating costs. And so analysts question whether acquiring more technologies in different areas makes sense right now for Symantec or if they should instead focus on getting their own house in order.
The full press release is here: http://weblog.infoworld.com/virtualization/archives/2007/02/symantec_makes.html?source=NLC-VIRTUALIZATION_REPORT&cgd=2007-02-08
Some in the sys admin community have some pretty negative feelings about the merger, believing that the behemoth Symantec will swallow Altiris and ruin their agility. Are you an Altiris user with a comment? What's your opinion on the buyout?
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