Symantec will pay US$1.28 billion to acquire VeriSign’s security business. The two companies confirmed the rumored acquisition Wednesday, saying it would give VeriSign the opportunity to focus on its more-profitable domain name business, while allowing Symantec to broaden its growing portfolio of enterprise security products. “There is a real need to be able to know [...]
Microsoft said it plans to acquire gaming company BigPark for an undisclosed amount. Once the acquisition is complete, BigPark’s developers will become part of Microsoft’s Game Studios, where they will work on an exclusive Xbox 360 game that they have already been developing. Microsoft said it expects to unveil a product the companies have been [...]
