Company Research

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Company Research

• By Brian Murphy

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What is Microsoft Corp.

• Based of out Seattle, Washington
• Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen
• First product Developed the first computer
  programming language using the Altair 8800
  (Timeline)
• Main focus Computer software

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What Does Microsoft Do?

• Not only manufactures software products, but
  develops, licenses, sells and supports the
  software as well (Microsoft snapshot)
• Designs and Develops (Microsoft snapshot)
• Operating systems
• Personal computers

• Server applications
• Consumer and business applications
• Xbox gaming console
• Software development tools
• The MSN Network of Internet products and services
• Internet and Intranet software

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Microsofts Competitors

• Linux (operating system)
• Novell (operating system)
• Lotus Notes (mail exchange)
• Oracle (database management) (Interview)

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What is McAfee Inc.

• Founded in 1989, out of Santa Clara, California.
• CEO George Samenuk
• Formerly known as Network Associates Inc. (McAfee
  snapshot)
• Main focus Computer security solutions

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What Does McAfee Do?

• Makes system protection solutions, which protect
  desktop servers and applications against
  best-known viruses and vulnerabilities (McAfee
  facts)
• Manufactures network protection solutions, to
  secure small and large distributed networks,
  including the CIA and the FBI from attacks
  (McAfee facts)
• 70 million users protected by McAfee anti-virus
  software (McAfee Facts

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McAfees Competitors

• Symantec (Interview)
• Computer Associates
• Check Point Software Technologies
• Trend Micro
• Cisco Systems
• CommVault

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What is Blue Coat Systems Inc.

• Based in Sunnyvale, up in Northern California
• Founded in 1999
• CEO Brian NeSmith
• Yearly income 8.4M, about 1,000 times less than
  Microsoft Corp. (Yahoo! finance)
• Main focus Help businesses control inappropriate
  use of the Internet

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What Does BCSI Do?

• Designs and provides proxy appliances that
  control Web communications to address today's new
  business risks -- such as inappropriate Web
  surfing or viruses brought in via file-sharing,
  e-mail, instant messaging, etc. (Blue Coat facts)
• Makes three different proxy appliances
• Also manufactures anti-virus and URL filtering
  software

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Blue Coats Competitors

• Cisco Systems (Interview)
• Network Appliance
• Microsoft ISA 2004

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McAfee and Blue Coat Similarities

• Make anti-virus products
• Identify viruses based on their signuratures
• Have network security solutions
• Primary sales outlet is through their reseller
  chain very rarely do they sell directly
  (Interview)
• Headquarters in California

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McAfee vs. Blue Coat

• Makes mostly software
• Sits on the workstation
• Came up through business acquisitions
• Financially, a much larger company

• Makes hardware and appliances
• Sits on the edge of the Internet point
• Came up through their own development
• Is an Internet redirector (proxy)

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Companys Stock Graph
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Works Cited

• Microsoft timeline
• Cnnfn.com Microsoft company snapshot
• Cnnfn.com McAfee company snapshot
• McAfee fact sheet
• Blue Coat fact sheet
• Yahoo! finance on Blue Coat income
• Phone Interview. Tom Murphy, Data Sales Manager,
  SL International. 21 November 2004.