Microsoft Purchases GeCAD With Antivirus Products in Mind

Microsoft said Tuesday it intends to acquire the intellectual property and technology assets of Romanian antivirus firm GeCAD Software Srl. No details of the pending acquisition were released.

Mike Nash, VP of Microsoft's security business unit, was tight-lipped regarding specific details as to how GeCAD's antivirus software may be incorporated into Microsoft's software, services, and operating systems. "We wanted to share information about our intent, but as far as how the technology will be packaged, that has not been worked out. I would look at this as adding additional value to our platform," he says.

Nash says Microsoft is developing intrusion-prevention software that it will incorporate into its software. "We have development and activity going on with intrusion-prevention software to improve its overall quality," he says.

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