Microsoft acquiring XDegrees: "It is a good move"
Microsoft is acquiring XDegrees, a maker of security software, to address ongoing concerns about Microsoft products security.
XDegrees, a small company based in Mountain View, Calif., makes products to secure information access across computer systems installed in large companies. The company plans to relocate to Redmond, Wash. Financial terms and the number of employees involved in the deal were not disclosed.
"It's a way of making a shared file system more accessible and more useful," said Laura Koetzle, an analyst at Forrester. "You are also potentially improving security since you are making everyone use the same access point for the shared files as opposed to all accessing it from different doors. It's a good move."