2010年9月9日 星期四

FW: NEWSBANK: Symantec Surges on Microsoft Chatter


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寄件者: David Lau (MKT-US)
傳送日期: Friday, September 10, 2010 2:18:27 AM
收件者: Newsbank
主旨: NEWSBANK: Symantec Surges on Microsoft Chatter
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Symantec Surges on Microsoft Chatter

By James Rogers    09/08/10 - 05:09 PM EDT

 

(TheStreet) -- Symantec's(SYMC) shares surged on Wednesday following rumors that the security software maker could be an acquisition target for Microsoft(MSFT).

 

The software maker's stock closed up 61 cents, or 4.37%, at $14.58.

 

Symantec, which missed Wall Street's revenue estimate in its recent first-quarter results, is one of a number of security firms in the M&A spotlight following Intel's(INTC) shocking $7.7 billion acquisition of McAfee(MFE). Companies such as IBM(IBM), Hewlett-Packard(HPQ) and Dell(DELL) have all been touted as potential buyers of security technology at a time when businesses are under intense pressure to lock down data.

 

A spokeswoman for Symantec said that the company does not comment on industry rumors or speculation. Microsoft has not yet responded to TheStreet's request for comment on this story.

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