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CyberDefender Taps Symantec For Product Development VP

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Hicks comes to the firm from Symantec, where she had been for more than 12 years. CyberDefender said Hicks helped to develop a number of Symantec flagship products, including Norton AntiVirus, Norton SystemWorks, Norton Internet Security and N360. hicks reports to CEO Gary Guseinov. READ MORE>>.

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Talk of Broadcom Buyout of Symantec Puts Broader IT Focus Into View

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Broadcom is once, twice, three times a multi-billion-dollar dealmaker (well, basically) in the past year if it follows through on its reported talks to acquire Mountain View, CA-based cybersecurity giant Symantec. Though it is one of the largest cybersecurity software providers, Symantec is.

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ID Analytics Names New CEO

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According to ID Analytics, Nigam will report to Symantec SVP for Information Protection Nico Popp. ID Analytics became part of Symantec, when Symantec acquired Lifelock in 2016. Nigam had been Senior Vice President of Product and Technology at ID Analytics since May of 2017, when he joined the company.

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J2 Global Names Cloud Services Head

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Los Angeles-based J2 Global has named Nate Simmons as the President of one of its major business divisions, its Cloud Services division, reporting to CEO Vivek Shah, the company announced this morning. Simmons was previously SVP and COO of Symantec's consumer division, including both its Norton and Lifelock Brands.

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ID Analytics Rolls Out Two New Products

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San Dieg-based ID Analytics , the developer of fraud scoring and related products which is now owned by Symantec, has rolled out two new products, the company said today. Without a real victim, there is no one to report that their identity has been stolen, and there's no conflicting personal identifying information.

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How GoToMyPC Kicked pcAnywhere’s A$$

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Their focus on ease-of-use form over function resulted in a series of products that defeated stalwart incumbents, including marketing-leader Symantec. Like most legacy software solutions, 15-years after its release, Symantec''s pcAnywhere had become bloated with features most users never accessed.

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Illumina Names New President

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Life sciences equipment manufacturer Illumina said Monday that it has named Francis deSouza as President fo the company, reporting to CEO Jay Flatley. deSouza was previously President of Products & Services at Symantec Corporation. He also has served at IMlogic, Flash Communications, and Microsoft.

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