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Symantec Buys Sygate

Does this mean the end of the wonderful (and free) Sygate Personal Firewall? As reported by Red Herring:

Symantec will buy security startup Sygate for an undisclosed amount in an all-cash deal, the maker of the popular Norton anti-virus software said Tuesday.

Although no deal terms were disclosed, Symantec typically pays six to eight times the acquisition target’s revenue and is generally considered to be a healthy exit for investors.

The deal was announced after the market closed.

“It was a very attractive exit price,” said Trident Capital’s Howard Zeprun…

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