这应该是5月份的消息了。
原文：
CA To Sell Antivirus Business
CA Technologies is parting ways with its antivirus business, after it brokered a deal late last week to sell its Internet Security Business Unit off to private equity firm Updata Partners .
Financial terms of the deal, expected to close in June, were not disclosed.
Following the acquisition, CA's Internet Security Business Unit, which incorporates the company's endpoint security offerings, including its consumer and enterprise antimalware and antivirus products, will be transformed to a new company called Total Defense, Inc.
The transaction does not, however, affect CA's enterprise security business, which is increasingly focused on identity and access management software, cloud security and business intelligence solutions.
"This is a win-win for CA Technologies and for our ISBU customers," said Jacob Lamm, CA executive vice president, in a statement, adding that the acquisition would free the company up to pursue other endeavors in cloud security and IT management spaces.
Updata Partners, a technology-focused growth equity firm, has a history of security-oriented investments, including recent financial backing of Web gateway provider M86 and cloud security firm Alert Logic.
"CA Technologies is one of the top software companies in the world, with a record of innovation and best-in-class solutions," said James Socas, general partner at Updata Partners, in a statement. "We are delighted to be able to work with them, with the ISBU's strong team, and on behalf of their customers and partners, to create a new leader in the information security market."
However, while CA's Internet Security Business Unit has been in existence for about 10 years, the acquisition follows after CA Technolgies' disappointing Q4 earnings and less-than-glowing reviews of its antimalware products from independent testing firms, such as AV-Test.org, which failed to certify CA Internet Security Suite 2011 in its quarterly report.
Meanwhile, more than 60,000 businesses across a wide range of industries and market segments have deployed CA's solutions, with an additional four million consumers worldwide deploying the company's Internet Security Business Unit products.
我大概翻译了一下：
CA将出售反病毒业务
CA很快就将与其反病毒业务分道扬镳。就在上周晚些时候，CA和私募股权投资公司Updata Partners达成协议，出售其互联网安全业务。
按照协议，交易将在六月份完成，但目前并不清楚具体交易金额。
在这笔收购交易完成后，CA的互联网安全业务部门，以及其端点安全产品服务（包括个人和企业反恶意软件和反病毒），将重组成立新的公司，名为Total Defense（完全防御）。
但是，这次重组并不会影响CA的企业级安全业务。这个业务正越来越多地致力于身份识别与登录管理软件，以及云安全和商业智能解决方案。
CA的执行副总裁Jacob Lamm在一份声明中表示：“对于CA和其互联网安全终端的客户来说，这是一次双赢，”，他在声明中还表示，此次收购将使得公司可以在云安全和IT管理方面投入更多精力。
Updata Partners是一家专注于科技发展的投资公司，在过去的投资中，有很多以是以IT安全为导向的，包括最近向网关供应商M86以及云安全公司Alert Logic的投资。
Updata Partners的主要合伙人James Socas在一份声明中表示“CA是一家全球领先的软件技术供应商，以革新的技术及最一流的解决方案而闻名”。James Socas同时还表示 “我们很高兴能够与他们合作，互连网安全业务部强大的团队可以捍卫客户以及合作伙伴的利益，我们能够成为信息安全市场领域的新标杆。”
尽管拥有10年左右的历史，但由于令人沮丧的第四季度财报以及最近在AV - Test.org等独立防病毒测试机构中暗淡无光的表现（CA互联网安全套装2011未能获得AV——TEST.org认证）， CA的互联网安全业务不得不面对被收购的命运
于此同时，在众多产业和细分市场中，有超过60，000家企业部署了CA的解决方案，另外，还有四百万来自全世界的客户在他们的公司里部署了CA的互联网安全业务产品。
不对之处请指正。 |
发表于 2011-6-7 05:45:30
发表于 2011-6-7 06:37:47
悲催呀，真的沦落到如此地步了么
下一个是谁？
折腾怕了