Symantec complaint to EU about Microsoft antitrust issues
Robert McMillan writes in NetworkWorld:
Security software vendor Symantec has complained to European Commission anti-trust regulators about Microsoft 's entrance into the security business, setting the stage for a possible anti-trust case against the Redmond, Wash., software company, the Dow Jones Newswire reported Thursday.
The "informal" complaint allows the Commission to consider whether or not an anti-trust case against Microsoft is merited, said the report, citing unnamed sources. The Commission is the executive branch of the European Union (EU). European Commission officials could not be reached for comment late Thursday.
The news comes on the day Microsoft announced plans to begin offering business users an integrated anti-virus and anti-spyware product called Microsoft Client Protection. A beta version of this product is expected to be released by year's end. The company is already offering some customers a beta version of its Windows OneCare consumer security software.
posted by Fergie @ 10/06/2005 05:20:00 PM
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