November 1 News, the famous security company Symantec has said it will continue to implement the acquisition strategy is expected to be 6-8 times per year deal, every 18 months to conduct a large-scale mergers and acquisitions.
According to CNET reports, Symantec's vice president for security products An Ruike - Salem (Enrique Salem) recently said in an interview: "We will continue to adhere to the strategic acquisition is expected to be 6-8 times per year acquisitions, each 18 months is necessary to conduct a large-scale acquisitions such as Veritas. "
Salem said, according to Symantec CEO John - Thompson (John Thompson) warned the company in the regular high-level, should always pay attention to the next suitable acquisition target. Salem said: "Symantec not only on its own to introduce new solutions to market, while also seeking good technology, then and structure."
Salem will not disclose the specific areas in which Symantec acquired to start, but has ruled out an increasingly bullish in the current authentication and access management (IAM) markets and institutions, although he himself acknowledges, this is Symantec grams of weaknesses lie.
In this regard, Salem said: "This is a scheme of things, we do not want to provide the current IAM product, but we will maintain close liaison with manufacturers in the field. At present, we do not want to carve up the pie.