Cash gives the firm options including a possible IPO despite the fact that few security firms have gone public in recent years.
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McAfee is buying again. Flush with cash, the software security firm picks up ScanAlert just weeks after nabbing data encryption company SafeBoot. And McAfee still has $1.2 billion in cash possibly burning a hole in its pocket.
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Sordid sex.com saga turns violent with Mexican assassination attempt.
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First major browser upgrade in five years finally adds tabs and other features long featured in Firefox, and other browsers.
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Red Herring magazine’s Internet news briefs for the week of September 25, 2006.
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News Corp. acquires 51 percent controlling interest in ringtones provider from VeriSign.
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Portal expands give-it-away strategy by paying for personalized web addresses.
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The Mac maker says that the last four years’ financial statements can’t be relied on.
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Security messaging startup’s CEO talks about the company’s $274-million acquisition by Secure Computing.
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The scandal spreads as more tech companies acknowledge probes and problems.
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VeriSign buys its rival in the security certificate business.
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In-game advertising is increasingly moving to PCs, cell phones, and the web.
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Startup Kontiki gets a starring role.
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Risk-profiling startup breaks out with a partnership agreement inked with VeriSign.
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Payment security provider buys mobile content developer in acquisition spree.
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The deal positions Verisign to deliver digital content over broadband networks.
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The Internet’s oversight agency agrees to let VeriSign increase prices of .com and .net domains.
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VC firm will invest $900 million in IT, life sciences, clean energy, pandemic preparedness, and bio defense.
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Online authenticator gets service to guard against online identity theft for $12 million.
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Anne Bonaparte says the email security startup’s acquisition by SonicWALL reflects the security field convergence.
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