Network Associates Purchases Deersoft
From Associated Press
Computer virus fighter Network Associates Inc. said that it bought Deersoft Inc., the maker of SpamAssassin, software designed to stem the tide of unwanted e-mail swamping corporate computer networks.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company paid an undisclosed amount for privately held Deersoft of San Mateo, Calif.
Deersoft’s tools will strengthen the anti-spam arsenal Network Associates has been developing to supplement its anti-virus software sold under the McAfee brand, said Zoe Lowther, a senior McAfee marketing manager.
