Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Microsoft licenses Finjan security patents

Joris Evers writes in C|Net News:

Microsoft has invested in security company Finjan Software and licensed its patents that cover ways to protect systems against previously unknown security threats.

The deal, announced Wednesday, gives Microsoft a minority share in the privately held, San Jose, Calif.-based company. It enables the software giant to use ideas developed by Finjan in future products, said Nick Sears, president of Finjan in the United States.

"It covers a broad range of patents that Finjan has developed and acquired in the last nine years in the security space," Sears said. Financial details of the deal are not being disclosed.


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