brightmail
symantec announces brightmail iq services and availability of brightmail gateway 8. 0 | symantec
bmi _ config _ file = / opt / brightmail / etc / brightmail. cfg
the symantec brightmail solution consists of the brightmail antispam software along with realtime anti - spam and anti - virus rule updates downloaded to email servers .
because the symantec brightmail sdk is third - party software, it is not included in the messaging server installation kit. you must obtain the symantec brightmail sdk and server software from symantec. the mta has configuration settings to tell it whether and where to load the symantec brightmail sdk to enable symantec brightmail integration .
much i know. brightmail' s customers include ebay and cisco. and it
brightmail with roughly 100. (and, of course, symantec owns the retail
symantec brightmail offers only two distinguishable services, spam and virus. however, symantec brightmail supports the concept of “group policies, ” enabling different actions for different users based on the same verdict. see the symantec brightmail antispam documentation for more information. symantec brightmail also provides “content - filtering” service, but this functionality is provided using sieve, so there is no added value to have symantec brightmail do the sieve filtering .
the symantec brightmail software can be located on the same system as the mta, or it can be on a separate host. in fact, you can have a farm of symantec brightmail servers serving one or more mtas. the symantec brightmail sdk uses the bmiconfig _ client. xml file to determine which symantec brightmail servers to use .
for a list of available opt - in strings, please contact your brightmail representative .
in addition to brightmail anti - virus, symantec would acquire brightmail reputation service, which blocks messages from identified spam sources, and brightmail anti - fraud, which blocks fraudulent e - mails that mimic legitimate communications in order to steal financial and personal data .
an organization deploys the symantec brightmail software at its site. symantec has email probes set around the internet for detection of new spam. symantec technicians create custom rules to block this spam in realtime. these rules are downloaded to symantec brightmail servers, also in realtime. the symantec brightmail database is updated and the symantec brightmail server runs this database filter against the email for the specified users or domains .
it was unclear how the acquisition would impact solution providers in brightmail' s extensive channel program, but officials at symantec said that resellers currently selling brightmail solutions would be' welcomed' into the symantec channel .
to install an ssl certificate using symantec brightmail gateway 9. 0. 2, perform the following steps .
[ symantec has ] had a lot of influence in brightmail' s business
since making its investment in 2000, he said, noting that brightmail will now have a global reach it never had on its own .
symantec... has a great distribution channel that brightmail couldn' t hope to match .
this must go into section 1 of exim' s configuration file (you can put it right on top). if you omit this option, it defaults to / opt / brightmail / etc / brightmail. cfg .
symantec invested an undisclosed amount in brightmail in july 2000 and currently holds an equity stake of approximately 11 percent .
for more information in regards to symantec brightmail gateway 9. 0. 2, please visit: id = doc3017 .
brightmail anti - virus™ already combines symantec' s award - winning antivirus technology with brightmail' s high - performance, scalable architecture. by stopping and cleaning infected messages at the internet gateway, brightmail anti - virus is the solution for the world' s largest service providers to protect their networks and end - users from the threat of email - borne viruses .
symantec invested an undisclosed amount in brightmail in july 2000 and holds an equity stake of approximately 11 percent. according to a recent report from it think tank gartner, brightmail is one of the four
leaders
in the antispam market today .
symantec made a strategic investment in brightmail in july 2000 and now holds about an 11% stake in the company. according to a statement, brightmail' s board determined an acquisition by symantec would be
a more favorable strategic alternative .
the security specialist says it plans to pay $ 370 million to acquire brightmail, a maker of tools for blocking spam and viruses .
at brightmail, officials were equally excited about the acquisition, and about reaping the benefits of integrating their product with a larger platform .
the messaging server mta passes an optin variable to the symantec brightmail server. if a destinationspamfilter n optin optin - value or sourcespamfilter n optin optin - value marking is placed on a relevant channel in the imta. cnf file, or if a domain or user has the appropriate ldap attribute set to some string (optin - value), then that optin - value is passed as the value of the optin variable to brightmail. if you enable the brightmail client - side optin, and the optin value is not set, the brightmail default is null, which means that emails are not going to be filtered with any symantec brightmail services (spam or virus) .
when symantec security response receives spam from email probes, operators immediately create appropriate spam filtering rules, which are downloaded to symantec brightmail customer machines. similarly, symantec security response sends realtime virus rules. these rules are used by customer’s symantec brightmail servers to catch spam and viruses .
because spam and virus filtering involve significant work, adding symantec brightmail server (configured to perform both spam and virus filtering) to an existing messaging server host serving as an mta can, due to the additional work performed, reduce overall message throughput on that host by as much as 50 percent. to allow symantec brightmail to perform its valuable work without reducing overall message throughput, a rule of thumb might be to add two dedicated symantec brightmail servers for each mta, so that the symantec brightmail servers can “keep up” with the usual mta message throughput .
brightmail iq services is a free resource available to the public that combines information from the symantec global intelligence network with comprehensive analysis by symantec security response and the brightmail operations team to provide users with insights into trends around daily email and spam volumes and spam content types and categories .
brightmail defends against current attacks in real - time and proactively identifies first - time spam, meeting the security needs of enterprises and service providers .
available now: brightmail gateway 8. 0 is now available directly from symantec or through symantec' s worldwide network of value - added authorized resellers, distributors and systems integrators. brightmail gateway is also available as part of symantec multi - tier protection. for more information, please visit urltoken .
the sun java system messaging server mta uses the symantec brightmail sdk to communicate with the symantec brightmail server. the mta dispatches messages based on the response from brightmail. after the mail (1a) or (1b) is received by the mta, the mta sends a copy of the message contents to the symantec brightmail server (2). the symantec brightmail server uses its rules and data to determine if the message is a spam or virus (3), and returns a verdict to the mta. based on the verdict, the mta either (4a) discards the message, or (4b) delivers it to a particular folder in the message store, or (4c) delivers it to the default inbox folder .
security specialist symantec announced on wednesday that it plans to pay $ 370 million to acquire brightmail, a maker of tools for blocking spam and viruses .
the deal, which is still subject to regulatory approval, was announced just one month after brightmail stated intentions to file for an initial public offering .
, the solution ensures that users don' t miss legitimate email. supported by the world’s most extensive symantec global intelligence network, the brightmail message filter solution
the deal, which is still subject to regulatory approval, was announced just one day after brightmail reportedly stated intentions to file for an initial public offering .
adoption of virtual edition: since brightmail gateway virtual edition was first announced in february 2008, customers have deployed more than 1, 000 production virtual appliances .
now available for public use via the spam tab on the symantec security response web page. the brightmail iq services site can be found directly at urltoken .
the brightmail reputation service complements its anti - spam product, providing businesses with an additional level of security against messaging security threats by allowing them to block messages from identified spam sources. brightmail anti - fraud protects established businesses from fraudulent e - mails that mimic legitimate communications in order to steal financial or personal data .
i think this is good for [ both companies ] ,
felman said .
it' s amazing that [ brightmail ] went this route so close to going public, but with the two technologies as part of the same suite, [ symantec and brightmail ] should be able to protect everybody .
another advantage for brightmail in the deal, he said, is that while the enterprise antispam marketplace has finite potential on its own, brightmail can now be seen with symantec as a player in the larger and more lucrative overall messaging security market .
this lets brightmail move into a much larger messaging security space ,
mahowald said .
customers are not going to be as enchanted with point antispam solutions as they [ will be ] with larger strategic messaging products .
symantec made a strategic investment in brightmail in july 2000 and currently holds an approximately 11 percent equity stake in the company. subsequent to the filing of a registration statement in march 2004 for an initial public offering, brightmail' s board of directors and stockholders determined the combination with symantec to be a more favorable strategic alternative .
it was unclear how the acquisition would impact solution providers in brightmail' s extensive channel program, but executives at cupertino, calif. - based symantec said the 100 resellers currently selling brightmail solutions would be
welcomed
into the symantec channel, and that products from both vendors would soon be available to vars on both sides .
san jose, calif.  security software maker symantec announced wednesday it is acquiring the anti - spam firm brightmail in a cash deal valued at about $ 370 million .
brightmail, the global anti - spam market leader delivers technology that makes messaging environments secure and manageable. pc magazine' s editors choice for best enterprise anti - spam software, brightmail anti - spam protects the email networks of businesses, government agencies, and service providers, blocking unsolicited bulk email, or
spam
, while assuring that legitimate mail is reliably delivered. brightmail protects over 1, 800 enterprises globally, including avaya, ebay, bechtel, booz allen hamilton, cisco, cypress semiconductors, deutsche bank, eastman, lucent technologies, macromedia, microsoft, motorola, sas and terra lycos. brightmail also provides spam protection for the leading internet service providers, including at & t worldnet, cox communications, earthlink, msn, telstraclear, xtra and verizon online. brightmail now protects approximately 300 million mailboxes worldwide. for more information, visit urltoken .
once the sdk is loaded, symantec brightmail message processing is determined by several factors and levels of granularity. symantec brightmail scanning can be selected in the mta in a variety of ways, including via use of a per - user ldap attribute, or via use of a per - domain ldap attribute, or according to source or destination channel .
specifics on how symantec would incorporate brightmail solutions were sketchy, but officials from both firms said in a conference call that these details would become clearer over the next few weeks .
questions to address now include how well will symantec integrate brightmail. in fact this seems to be the least of symatec' s worries as the two companies have been doing business for the last 4 years and symantec already has a 11% stake on the company. this has been one of the main factors considered by symantec to target brightmail and we expect a smooth transition .
brightmail gateway appliances (formerly symantec mail security 8300 series) deliver inbound and outbound messaging security, with effective and accurate antispam and antivirus protection, advanced content filtering, and data loss prevention .
san francisco - based brightmail provides software that uses filters and other proprietary technologies to block spam at the customer' s internet gateway, the point at which internet traffic enters the public network .
' i think this is good for [ both companies ],' said fred felman, vice president of marketing at san francisco - based zone labs.' it' s amazing that [ brightmail ] went this route so close to going public, but with the two technologies as part of the same suite, [ symantec and brightmail ] should be able to protect everybody.'
brightmail antispam is a commercial package. please see urltoken for more information on the product. for the sake of clarity, we' ll refer to it as
bmi
from now on .
in a move that could alter the alignment of the antispam marketplace, security vendor symantec said late wednesday that it signed an agreement to acquire antispam vendor brightmail for approximately $ 370 million in cash .
brightmail executives added that they were equally excited about the acquisition, and said during the conference call that they were looking forward to reaping the benefits of integrating their product with a larger distribution network and platform .
this acquisition will position symantec to provide customers with the most comprehensive messaging security solution in the industry. symantec will now focus on integrating brightmail' s industry - leading anti - spam solutions into symantec' s gateway offerings to create a new class of protection. in addition, the company will look to leverage the huge volume of email traffic passing through the brightmail filtering process as a new source of early warning on impending threats .
this solution is available for download. symantec brightmail antispam with antivirus makes email more secure and productive, providing enterprises with an advanced antispam and email threat defense plus antivirus protection (powered by the symantec antivirus engine) .
cupertino, calif. - may 19, 2004 - symantec corp. (nasdaq: symc), the global leader in information security, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire brightmail, the worldwide leader in anti - spam technology, in a cash transaction valued at approximately $ 370 million. brightmail' s market - leading anti - spam technology will be a key complement to symantec' s broad array of gateway security solutions .
the acquisition of antispam vendor brightmail inc. by security and utility software vendor symantec corp. is being viewed by a sampling of industry analysts and competitors as a good move in the marketplace that will benefit enterprise it users .
[ brightmail anti - fraud ] fits with some of the systems that symantec already has put in place ,
salem said .
it is a good match, and the beauty is that we are already integrated .
brightmail' s corporate customers include ebay, deutsche bank, cisco systems and bechtel. it also provides spam protection to major internet service providers, including at & t worldnet, cox communications, earthlink, msn and verizon online .
in a move that could alter the alignment of the anti - spam marketplace, security vendor symantec announced late wednesday that it has signed an agreement to acquire anti - spam vendor brightmail for around us $ 370 million in cash .
brightmail is a leading provider of electronic messaging security software and services to enterprises and messaging service providers worldwide, currently protecting approximately 25% of all mailboxes globally. our proprietary software platform provides flexible, scalable and dynamic anti - spam ,
this variable will contain a base64 encoded subset of the verdict information concerning the
rules
that fired on the message. you can add this string to a header, commonly named
x - brightmail - tracker
. example :
brightmail' s industry - leading anti - spam technology protects the networks of enterprises, service providers, and wireless carriers by filtering spam, viruses and undesired messages at the internet gateway. brightmail anti - spamtm uses multiple proprietary technologies, a globally deployed detection network, and a dynamic rule delivery mechanism to identify and filter unsolicited or unwanted electronic messages while reducing the number of blocked legitimate e - mails, or false positives, to less than one message in a million .
robert mahowald, an analyst at idc in framingham, mass. , said the acquisition is
something that we' ve seen coming for some time - - a greater ownership, if not total ownership, of brightmail by symantec .
urltoken note: it is imperative that you do not use specific ip addresses for these hostnames when creating firewall rules. symantec brightmail network changes done in mid - june 2009 can impact those customers that restrict access by ip in their firewalls .
when a message is determined to contain a virus, the symantec brightmail software can be configured to clean the virus and resubmit the cleaned message back to the mta. (due to some undesirable side effects caused by loss of information about the original message in a resubmitted cleaned message, do not configure symantec brightmail to resubmit the cleaned message back to the mta .) when the message is spam, the verdict back from symantec brightmail along with the mta configuration for how to interpret that verdict determine what happens to the message. the message can be discarded, filed into a folder, tagged as spam or virus on the subject line, passed to a sieve rule, delivered normally in the inbox, and so on .
cupertino, calif. – mar. 17, 2009 – symantec corp. (nasdaq: symc) today announced the availability of its latest enterprise messaging security platform, symantec brightmail gateway 8. 0, and with it also introduced brightmail iq services, a free online resource intended to provide real - time insights into the latest spam trends, threats and senders. together these offerings deliver the most effective and comprehensive approach to keeping aware of spam trends and staying ahead of their threats .
provides additional resources for users such as a sender ip address lookup, blog posts from the brightmail operations team, and links to discussion forums and research reports including the monthly state of spam report. the march report was issued by symantec today .
we think that symantec has landed a company with proven technology and a leading positioning in the enterprise anti - spam market. this could also be seen as an effort of symantec of strengthening its positioning in the enterprise market and an opportunity to tap into some of brightmail' s accounts. however, we believe that symantec will overpay (in case the transaction is finally completed) for brightmail as its current revenues do not justify such a high price tag ($ 370 million in cash) .
note for bmi6. x users: this file is in xml format in v6. xx and its name is / opt / brightmail / etc / bmiconfig. xml. so bmi 6. x users must set the bmi _ config _ file option .
still, others wondered aloud how the acquisition would impact some of the technology partnerships brightmail has carved over the years. currently, the firm provides its signature - based anti - spam filtering to other vendors such as microsoft, sun, oracle, and borderware .
provides users with web access to spam messages that the brightmail software has quarantined for them. users can browse, search, and delete their spam messages and can also redeliver misidentified messages to their standard inbox. an administrator account provides access to all quarantined messages .
symantec brightmail gateway includes pre - installed ca certificates for the most common certificate authority vendors. add a ca certificate if a certificate authority issues you an smtp / tls or https certificate and that certificate authority' s ca certificate is not already in the control center .
the brightmail anti - virus solution already integrates some of symantec' s antivirus technology. according to john thompson, symantec' s chairman and ceo, the acquisition will only improve the way the two technologies work together, eventually leading to a stronger integrated approach to security overall .
rebecca wetteman, an analyst at nucleus research in wellesley, mass. , said the deal also makes sense because the two companies have had a relationship since 2000, when cupertino, calif. - based symantec bought an 11% equity stake in san francisco - based brightmail .
the addition of brightmail to symantec' s comprehensive product and service offerings will help control spam and fraud ,
he said .
this acquisition will allow symantec' s customers to gain control of a threat base that has been continually growing without necessary levels of protection .
merging with symantec reaffirms the vision we had when we founded brightmail six years ago ,
said sunil paul, the company' s founder .
we saw a business opportunity in protecting e - mail users from the threat of spam and that opportunity has been realized .
' the addition of brightmail to the symantec' s comprehensive product and service offerings will help control spam and fraud,' he said.' this acquisition will allow symantec' s customers to gain control of a threat base that has been continually growing without necessary levels of protection.'
symantec has announced the acquisition of partner brightmail. symantec has traditionally been a highly acquisitive company and its strategy has not changed on this occassion. anti - spam has become an integral offering of anti - virus vendors and follows the early moves of some of its competitors such as sophos .
hello all, i' m about 99% done with an exchange 2007 to 2010 migration. i have all of our users moved over to 2010 and i' m trying to do the
shut off the 2007 ht servers to verify mailflow
test. we use a symantec brightmail appliance vm for incoming and outgoing emails. all emails coming into our domain will hit that first and then get forwarded internally. this seems to be where the problem starts. if i check the source of emails in my inbox, it looks like it hits the brightmail appliance, then goes to our exchange2007 ht server, then the 2010 ht server, and then it' s delivered. if i shut off the 2007 ht server, it' ll stay in the delivery queue on the brightmail gateway with a
421 4. 4. 0 [ internal ] no mxs for this domain could be reached at this time
error. some background info: in the brightmail settings (version 9. 5), i have the two 2010 ht servers configured for inbound mail. i have removed the two 2007 servers. in our dns, i have mx records for the two 2010 ht servers, i removed the 2007 mx records. i must be missing something else, because the brightmail appliance is still trying to send to the 2007 ht servers. let me know if i can provide any more information. any help is much appreciated! thanks !
still, others wondered how the acquisition would impact some of the technology partnerships brightmail has carved out over the years. currently, the firm provides its signature - based antispam filtering to vendors such as microsoft, sun microsystems, oracle and borderware. neither cullen nor salem commented on this issue .
it' s not just about spam, and customers are demanding more ,
including products that solve a wide range of messaging problems, he said .
in some respects, this represents brightmail' s acknowledgment that it needs to be more than just spam [ software ] .
this article provides background information on symantec brightmail antispam (sbas) software and coolthreads technology - powered servers, the configurations used for performance measurements, the challenges presented by benchmarking anti - spam software, and the actual steps used to tune the hardware / software combination to achieve the reported performance levels .
the brightmail anti - spam solution already integrates some of symantec' s antivirus technology. the acquisition will only improve the way the two technologies work together, eventually leading to a stronger integrated approach to security overall, according to steve cullen, senior vice president of security products and solutions at symantec .
specifics on how symantec would incorporate brightmail solutions were sketchy, but executives from both firms noted that because the companies currently work together, they would be ready to take a combined product to market as soon as the deal closes. salem estimated that the deal would most likely close before july 1 .
symantec mail security for smtp 5. 0 with premium antispam combines the award - winning symantec brightmail™ antispam engine with powerful content filtering technologies and web - based management tools. it controls both incoming and outgoing messages to reduce the workload on your email servers, protect your employees, and safeguard confidential information .
cupertino, calif. - june 22, 2004 - symantec corp. (nasdaq: symc), the global leader in information security, today announced the acquisition of brightmail, originally announced on may 19, 2004, has cleared the customary regulatory approvals and the transaction has been completed ahead of schedule .
while news of the planned acquisition came as a surprise to some, others said they saw it coming. brightmail had written in its ipo registration statement that it would use the proceeds to strengthen and broaden its offerings, heightening speculation that there may be potential consolidation within the e - mail filtering industry .
' spam has increasingly become one of the most severe threats to individuals and enterprises today,' he said in a statement.' brightmail is the leader in helping enterprises, service providers, and wireless carriers mitigate this threat, and their technology is a critical component of a comprehensive gateway security solution.'
i managed to solve this. on the brightmail gateway, i went into protocols and then domains. our local domain was listed in there and i had a delivery set to the old 2007 ht server. apparently that will take precedence over anything else. i just switched it to the 2010 ht server and everything works now !
this is one of the hottest markets around right now, and we saw that a combination of the two companies would create an unstoppable force in the marketplace ,
said enrique salem, president and ceo of brightmail, san francisco .
marketing our products through symantec vars will be a home run [ for everybody ] .
while news of the acquisition came as a surprise to some, other industry insiders noted that they saw it coming. brightmail had written in its ipo registration statement that it would use the proceeds to strengthen and broaden its offering, heightening speculation that there may be acquisitions in the pipeline and potential consolidation within the e - mail filtering industry .
symantec already works with brightmail from an integration perspective, so this should be a pretty reasonable move from an internal perspective for them to work together more closely ,
wetteman said. she predicted continued consolidation in the marketplace, because an
integrated approach to spam and the entire e - mail security [ issue ] makes sense .
expanded support for virtual appliances: brightmail gateway 8. 0 virtual edition allows customers to adaptively provision messaging security resources to respond to spam attacks and periodic threat waves while maximizing utilization of it resources. version 8. 0 adds support for vmware esxi, in addition to vmware esx, as well as support for mixed physical and virtual deployments .
leveraging brightmail 8 virtual edition gives us the choice of quickly and incrementally scaling our messaging security infrastructure ,
said conrad maiorino, director of network services and architecture at six flags, inc .
changes to our messaging security setup can happen without the hassle of making physical infrastructure configurations and we benefit further from the resource utilization benefits of virtualization .
david daniels, an analyst at jupiter research in new york, said that by bringing together messaging security technologies from symantec and brightmail, the installation and upkeep of the systems will be easier for it staffs .
when you think of the maintenance of these products, you have to update them and can now do it at once, making it easier for the installed base ,
daniels said .
spam has increasingly become one of the most severe threats to individuals and enterprises today, topping viruses as the number one problem plaguing email systems and administrators ,
said john w. thompson, symantec chairman and chief executive officer .
brightmail is the leader in helping enterprises, service providers, and wireless carriers mitigate this threat. their patented technology is a critical component of a comprehensive gateway security solution .
with brightmail in the fold% 85 we' re talking about a messaging gateway that would deliver integrated security solutions that nobody else delivers today ,
cullen said during a conference call wednesday evening .
what we' re saying is that we' re going to give our partners a much more valuable solution to take to market than they could have done previously. it will be a great calling card .
we' ve built a complete spam defense offering that includes multiple technologies such as proactive heuristic and reputation - based blocking for the most robust, multi - layered defense, providing the highest accuracy rating in the industry ,
said enrique salem, brightmail president and chief executive officer .
by joining forces with symantec, we can provide our combined base of customers around the world with the broadest messaging security solution in the industry .
symantec brightmail requirements are as follows: windows® • microsoft windows 2000 server or windows server™ 2003 • intel® pentium® 4 processor or higher • 1024 mb ram minimum • 250 mb available space solaris™ • sun™ solaris 9 or 10 • ultrasparc processor • 1024 mb ram minimum • 250 mb available space linux • red hat linux es / as 3. 0 or 4. 0 • intel pentium 4 processor or higher • 1024 mb ram minimum • 250 mb available space
tom gillis, vice president of worldwide marketing at antispam appliance vendor ironport systems inc. in san bruno, calif. , said the deal will also likely help his company, which already uses brightmail software on a majority of its gateway appliances .
it will potentially bring ironport closer to symantec, which is good for us ,
he said .
with the resources symantec brings to the table, this will make them the obvious leader in the market .
thanks for the quick reply! in the brightmail appliance i have our dns servers set correctly yes. here' s the nslookup result if i run it from a command prompt on my machine: c: \ users \ jrose > nslookup default server: urltoken address: 172. xx. 0. 2 > set type = mx > urltoken server: urltoken address: 172. xx. 0. 2 urltoken mx preference = 10, mail exchanger = hcc - ex10ht. urltoken urltoken mx preference = 20, mail exchanger = hcc - ex10hb. urltoken hcc - ex10ht. urltoken internet address = 172. xx. 0. 69 hcc - ex10hb. urltoken internet address = 172. xx. 0. 68 hcc - dc3 is a domain controller, hcc - ex10ht is the main 2010 ht server, and hcc - ex10hb is another 2010 ht server. here' s the nslookup result if i run it from the brightmail gateway diagnostics menu: results for
urltoken
server: 127. 0. 0. 1 address: 127. 0. 0. 1 # 53 non - authoritative answer: urltoken mail exchanger = 20 hcc - ex10hb. urltoken. urltoken mail exchanger = 10 hcc - ex10ht. urltoken. authoritative answers can be found from: hcc - ex10ht. urltoken internet address = 172. xx. 0. 69 hcc - ex10hb. urltoken internet address = 172. xx. 0. 68 obviously that looks a little different than from the command prompt... could that be an issue? thanks !
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we estimate that the net proceeds we will receive from this offering will be approximately $ million, at an assumed initial public offering price of $ per share, after deducting estimated offering expenses and estimated underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us. if the underwriters exercise their over - allotment option in full, we estimate that our net proceeds will be approximately $ million. the principal purposes of this offering are to create a public market for our common stock, to obtain additional capital and to facilitate our future access to the public equity markets. we intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including working capital and capital expenditures, but we have not designated any specific uses. we may also use a portion of the net proceeds to fund possible investments in, or acquisitions of, complementary businesses, products or technologies or establishing joint ventures. we have no current agreements or commitments with respect to any investment, acquisition or joint venture, and we currently are not engaged in negotiations with respect to any investment, acquisition or joint venture. accordingly, our management will have broad discretion in applying the net proceeds of this offering. pending these uses, we intend to invest the net proceeds in short - term interest - bearing, investment grade securities. the amount and timing of what we actually spend for these purposes may vary significantly and will depend on a number of factors, including our future revenues and cash generated by operations and the other factors. we may find it necessary or advisable to use portions of the proceeds for other purposes .
we believe that we compete principally on the basis of solution effectiveness, accuracy, total cost of ownership and flexibility. our current and potential principal competition includes: • pure - play messaging security vendors such as postini corporation and ciphertrust, inc. ; • it security and anti - virus vendors such as trend micro inc. , network associates, inc. and symantec corporation; and • in - house software developers. in addition, we may face competition from large enterprise network infrastructure and software vendors such as cisco systems and microsoft as they diversify their product offerings. we believe that we have the lowest false positive rate in the industry, achieving a one - message - in - one million false positive rate by leveraging multiple technologies. we believe that our competitive strengths, in addition to our low false positive rate, include our high effective rate in blocking spam, low total cost of ownership, cross - platform flexibility and scalability to meet the needs of virtually all sizes of businesses .
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computer - security software maker symantec corp. has ousted chief executive officer enrique salem and passed the reins to chairman steve bennett, saying the company wasn' t performing well enough .
bennett, former ceo of intuit inc. , also will take the role of president while remaining chairman of the mountain view company, symantec said wednesday .
the move wasn' t triggered by a specific event or any impropriety, said dan schulman, the company' s new lead director .
symantec shares jumped 17 percent early wednesday, the biggest intraday gain in more than a decade, before closing at $ 14. 96, up 13. 5 percent .
bennett is known for driving operational progress and focused product delivery ,
said brian freed, an analyst at wunderlich securities inc. who has a buy recommendation on the stock .
the combination of consistent execution and operational discipline is exactly the order symantec needed .
symantec shares had declined 16 percent this year amid slowing sales and shrinking profit. the company, best - known for its antivirus programs, also has been struggling to expand in the storage market, which is led by ibm corp. and emc corp .
symantec' s push into data storage through the $ 10. 2 billion purchase of veritas software corp. in 2005 was increasingly viewed as a mistake .
my view is that symantec' s assets are strong, and yet the company is underperforming against the opportunity ,
bennett, 58, said in a statement tuesday .
i' m looking forward to working with the team to build upon the significant assets in place to help symantec accelerate value creation for all of its stakeholders .
the company also delivered its quarterly results and forecast wednesday, moving up its release. profit excluding some costs will be 35 cents to 39 cents per share in the fiscal second quarter, symantec said. analysts had estimated 40 cents on average, according to data compiled by bloomberg. sales will be $ 1. 64 billion to $ 1. 67 billion in the period, which ends sept. 28, symantec said. analysts had predicted $ 1. 69 billion .
first - quarter net income attributable to symantec shareholders fell about 10 percent to $ 172 million (24 cents per share) from $ 191 million (25 cents) a year earlier. revenue climbed 1 percent to $ 1. 67 billion in the period, which ended june 29 .
salem, 46, worked at symantec for 19 years, the last three as ceo. bennett, meanwhile, joined the board in 2011 following a career at intuit, general electric co. and other companies .
he served as intuit ceo from 2000 to 2007, using a customer - driven approach to expand sales to $ 2. 7 billion from less than $ 1 billion, symantec said .
symantec and rival mcafee, now a part of intel corp. , have struggled with slow growth in the antivirus market, said steve ashley, an analyst with robert w. baird & co .
a rise in hacking attacks has benefited smaller companies that focus on specific niches, such as stopping espionage, trade - secret theft and other sophisticated crimes against businesses, ashley said .
market data provided by bloomberg news nick turner and kathleen chaykowski are bloomberg writers. e - mail: nturner7 @ urltoken, kchaykowski @ urltoken
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, which filed the preliminary paperwork for an initial public offering in march, reported a net income of about $ 1. 1 million on revenue of $ 26 million in 2003, compared with a net loss of $ 5. 2 million on revenues of $ 12. 1 million in 2002, according to its u. s. securities and exchange commission filing .
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of $ 117 million, or 35 cents a share. that compares with a profit of $ 68 million, or 21 cents a share, a year ago. analysts on average had expected symantec to post a net profit of 34 cents a share, according to research firm thomson first call .
revenue, meanwhile, climbed to $ 556 million in the quarter, up 43 percent from a year ago .
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brightmail inc. was a san francisco-based technology company focused on anti-spam filtering. brightmail's system has a three-pronged approach to stopping spam, the probe network is a massive number of e-mail addresses established for the sole purpose of receiving spam. the brightmail logistics and operations center (bloc) evaluates newly detected spam and issues rules for isps. the third approach is the spam wall, a filtering engine that identifies and screens out spam based on the updates from the bloc. brightmail had partnerships with major email providers and isps including netscape, sendmail, hotmail and software.com. other partners include at&t worldnet service, concentric network, earthlink, excite, fastnet, flashnet, juno online services and usa.net. the antivirus-inspired regular update mechanism used to detect spam email attracted the attention of internet security software makers and brightmail was acquired by symantec in 2004. the brightmail name continued to be used by symantec, and the slogan powered by brightmail appeared on their products until 2011 when most products were renamed or deprecated into what is known as symantec messaging gateway (smg).
brightmail inc. was a san francisco-based technology company focused on anti-spam filtering. brightmail's system has a three-pronged approach to stopping spam, the probe network is a massive number of e-mail addresses established for the sole purpose of receiving spam. the brightmail logistics and operations center (bloc) evaluates newly detected spam and issues rules for isps. the third approach is the spam wall, a filtering engine that identifies and screens out spam based on the updates from the bloc. brightmail had partnerships with major email providers and isps including netscape, sendmail, hotmail and software.com. other partners include at&t worldnet service, concentric network, earthlink, excite, fastnet, flashnet, juno online services and usa.net. the antivirus-inspired regular update mechanism used to detect spam email attracted the attention of internet security software makers and brightmail was acquired by symantec in 2004. the brightmail name continued to be used by symantec, and the slogan powered by brightmail appeared on their products until 2011 when most products were renamed or deprecated into what is known as symantec messaging gateway (smg).