Symantec Acquires Anti-Spam Firm TurnTide

Only months after purchasing one of the leading anti-spam companies, Brightmail, Symantec has acquired TurnTide. TurnTide makes a router-based antispam device which blocks the unwanted messages at the network perimeter. Symantec plans to include it with the previous Brightmail acquisition in a multi-tier anti-spam solution. The United States implemented the CAN SPAM Act which many feel has done more to legitimize spam than it has to deter it. A recent eWeek article estimates that spam costs companies approximately $2000 per employee per year, an increase of more than 100% in just the past year and Symantec hopes to provide an integrated solution to help companies stem the tide of spam and cut the employee productivity losses. For more information read this CNet article: Symantec snaps up antispam firm.