Thanks Thanks:  0
Likes Likes:  0
Results 1 to 6 of 6
  1. #1
    ON Holiday Wee Gordon's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Glasgow-Gorbals
    Age
    28
    Posts
    470
    Post Thanks
    Chats
    0
    Rep Power
    0

    US anti-virus firm sues Microsoft

    US anti-virus firm sues Microsoft

    Security software maker Symantec is taking legal action against Microsoft, accusing it of misusing its technology.

    The action, filed in a US federal court in Seattle, alleges that Microsoft improperly used Symantec's data storage techniques in its own software.

    Symantec wants compensation, saying the alleged infringement amounts to misappropriation of its trade secrets.

    Microsoft describes the accusation as unfounded and says it has tried unsuccessfully to resolve the issue.

    'Surreptitiously'

    The disagreement is based on Symantec's Volume Manager software, which allows operating systems to store and handle large amounts of data.

    Symantec believes Microsoft has "deliberately and surreptitiously misappropriated" the technology "and thereby convinced the US government to issue patents to Microsoft based on technologies invented by Symantec".

    For its part, Microsoft says it licensed the technology from Veritas Software, a company that Symantec acquired last year in a $13.5bn (£7bn) deal.

    "We are confident that our actions are wholly consistent with the legal agreements between Veritas and Microsoft and that these claims will be shown to be without merit," Microsoft said in a written statement.

    Symantec produces Norton software, a package used to protect computers from being hacked into.

    The news comes as Microsoft intends to launch its own internet security software.

  2. #2
    blues n twos
    Guest
    were did you steel this from ??????????????

  3. #3
    ON Holiday Wee Gordon's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Glasgow-Gorbals
    Age
    28
    Posts
    470
    Post Thanks
    Chats
    0
    Rep Power
    0
    Hidden Content Originally Posted by blues n twos
    were did you steel this from ??????????????
    news site y

  4. #4
    blues n twos
    Guest
    mmmm mmmmmmmmmmm

  5. #5
    ON Holiday Wee Gordon's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Glasgow-Gorbals
    Age
    28
    Posts
    470
    Post Thanks
    Chats
    0
    Rep Power
    0
    Hidden Content Originally Posted by blues n twos
    mmmm mmmmmmmmmmm
    m8 your just causing trouble

  6. #6
    Im Special Shipoftheline's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Age
    52
    Posts
    1,741
    Post Thanks
    Chats
    0
    Rep Power
    0

    Re: US anti-virus firm sues Microsoft

    Surprised they noticed there antivirus couldn't see a virus even if it was highlighted Hidden Content

Similar Threads

  1. Anti-virus + Anti-Malware for phone what one or there any good
    By ilovenzb in forum Android Discussion
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 19-11-2012, 11:32 PM
  2. Replies: 0
    Last Post: 23-08-2012, 07:52 PM
  3. anti virus
    By gaz69 in forum virus infections,cures and protection software
    Replies: 118
    Last Post: 25-02-2012, 08:29 PM
  4. Microsoft Sues Motorola Over Xbox Royalties
    By tinkertiler in forum XBOX 360
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 10-11-2010, 06:21 PM
  5. Zeus banking virus is back warns security firm
    By saffronfox in forum Main Site News
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 21-04-2010, 05:46 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •