Microsoft to Acquire Anti-Virus Security Provider Sybari Software

Microsoft Corp. (www.microsoft.com) today announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Sybari Software Inc., a leading provider of security products that help more than 10,000 businesses worldwide protect their messaging and collaboration servers from viruses, worms and spam. Microsoft will use this acquisition to further provide its enterprise customers with new solutions to help protect them from malicious software.

"Enterprise customers face a complex set of attacks through their e-mail and collaboration infrastructure," said Mike Nash, corporate vice president of the Security Business and Technology Unit at Microsoft.

The planned acquisition of Sybari Software will play a key part in Microsoft's enterprise security strategy, providing anti-virus technologies that shield communications servers and supply customers with multiple-engine protection that can help with increased detection rates of malicious software.

"We've been able to provide sophisticated, comprehensive protection for millions of mailboxes worldwide, and we're excited that through the addition of Microsoft's expertise and contribution, these solutions will be available to even more businesses," said Robert Wallace, president and CEO of Sybari Software.

Sybari Software's products provide an additional layer of messaging defense, helping stop threats before they reach end users.

Sybari Software's security solutions are deeply embedded within the server infrastructure they protect, providing a consistently high level of security while maintaining infrastructure reliability and performance.

In addition, Microsoft's enterprise customers will see greater value from their security investments because a single Sybari Software product will work with multiple versions of Microsoft® Exchange and Lotus Notes.