Malwarebytes announced today that they have acquired AdwCleaner, the popular utility used to clean up adware, toolbars, and other potentially unwanted programs. Version 6 of the program was released this year. It receives more than 200,000 downloads a day and has been installed over 200 million times. AdwCleaner started in 2011 as the product of three French students. Two of … [Read more...]
Microsoft announcements at Ignite 2016
The first day of Microsoft's Ignite conference in Atlanta included a number of announcements in regards to Windows Server 2016, System Center 2016, Office 365, Windows 10, and other Microsoft products. The conference continues throughout the week, so there may be more to come but this compiles most of the announcements in one place. You can watch the recorded events or review … [Read more...]
Avast to acquire AVG for $1.3 billion
Antivirus company Avast announced this morning that it is in agreement to acquire fellow security company AVG. From the Avast blog: Under an agreement signed with AVG, Avast will be making an offer ($25 per share or about $1.3 billion in total) to buy all shares of AVG’s stock which AVG’s board is recommending their shareholders accept. Both companies share a similar … [Read more...]
Four companies and Microsoft approached for acquisition of LinkedIn this Spring
Reading the preliminary statement filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of LinkedIn's acquisition by Microsoft is not nearly as thrilling as some future movie might make it out to be. The SEC filings rarely come off as exciting as The Social Network and this is no exception. However, we can learn a little about the process leading up to the acquisition, for … [Read more...]
BSA report shows software industry makes a $1 trillion contribution to US GDP
The BSA, which used to stand for the Business Software Alliance and now just stands for BSA, released the first report measuring the impact of the software industry on the US economy. The term 'software' refers to more than just desktop software. It includes apps, cloud computing, and other related technologies. When counting the full impact, including indirect and induced … [Read more...]