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McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=MFE)) is an antivirus and computer security company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is comprised of three businesses:
- The McAfee VirusScan and security products
- The Sniffer Technologies network monitoring and analysis tools
- The Magic Solutions call-center and service desk applications
The company was founded in 1987 as McAfee Associates, named for its founder John McAfee. Network Associates was formed in 1997 as a merger of McAfee Associates and Network General. In the year 2004, a major restructuring occurred. In the spring, the company sold the Magic Solutions business to Remedy, a subsidiary of BMC Software. In the summer of 2004, the company sold the Sniffer Technologies business to Network General. Also, the company changed its name to McAfee to reflect its focus on security-related technologies.
See also: Network Associates Coliseum.
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