"[With the acquisitions we are] going to just leapfrog over [security competitors] with a commanding lead in the marketplace," said a confident Hamilton. "Our intent is not to be number two or three. We want to be number one." However, fallout from Symantec's feeding frenzy is drawing criticism that the task of integrating the triage of dissimilar security technology into a cohesive and affordable unit for customers will prove difficult to pull off.. . .
"[With the acquisitions we are] going to just leapfrog over [security competitors] with a commanding lead in the marketplace," said a confident Hamilton. "Our intent is not to be number two or three. We want to be number one." However, fallout from Symantec's feeding frenzy is drawing criticism that the task of integrating the triage of dissimilar security technology into a cohesive and affordable unit for customers will prove difficult to pull off.

"I really question how effectively a company can bring together four very unique and different companies and solve customers' problems in a best-of-breed or best-of-class way," said Steve Grant, vice president of solutions management and business development at Atlanta-based Internet Security Systems (ISS).

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