Microsoft Acquires Anti-spyware Company

[waldwolf]

Microsoft Acquires Anti-Spyware Leader GIANT Company

REDMOND, Wash. -- Dec. 16, 2004 -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has acquired GIANT Company Software Inc., a provider of top-rated anti-spyware and Internet security products. Microsoft will use intellectual property and technology assets from the acquisition to provide Microsoft® Windows® customers with new tools to help protect them from the threat of spyware and other deceptive software. In addition, key personnel from GIANT Company will be joining Microsoft's security efforts.

Additional details here:

Giant Company (website) here:

[RDN]

Microsoft Acquires Anti-Spyware Leader GIANT Company

REDMOND, Wash. -- Dec. 16, 2004 -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has acquired GIANT Company Software Inc., a provider of top-rated anti-spyware and Internet security products. Microsoft will use intellectual property and technology assets from the acquisition to provide Microsoft® Windows® customers with new tools to help protect them from the threat of spyware and other deceptive software. In addition, key personnel from GIANT Company will be joining Microsoft's security efforts.

Additional details here:

Giant Company (website) here:

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Must admit, I've never heard of them! And there doesn't appear to be a free trial version to download

[waldwolf]

......And there doesn't appear to be a free trial version to download 

In their press release, Microsoft said the free beta test version should be available for downloading, "within a month."

cheers

[RDN]

......And there doesn't appear to be a free trial version to download 

In their press release, Microsoft said the free beta test version should be available for downloading, "within a month."

cheers

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Cheers waldwolf, finger on the pulse as usual

[melus]

Cool, waldwolf. Keep us posted.

[ASIC]

So they finally became "Giant"