ISS to integrate BitDefender
Big Blue adds anti-virus and anti-spyware to desktop security product.
IBM announced yesterday that its Internet Security Systems (ISS) subsidiary will be including anti-virus
and anti-spyware functionality provided by SOFTWIN's BitDefender in forthcoming versions of its
Proventia Desktop Endpoint Security suite.
ISS, acquired in the summer by IBM, has a range of its own security technology including a behavioural
malware detection system, but says in a press statement that the new partnership will add a further layer of
protection for users of its product, creating a 'comprehensive desktop protection solution'.
The IBM statement is here.
21 November 2006
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