Patent Issued for Method and System of Securing, Optimizing and Managing PCs
Over the Internet
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- McAfee.com (Nasdaq: MCAF), a
leading provider of Web security services, today announced that the
United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted McAfee.com U.S. patent
#6,266,774 for its technology invention "Method and system for securing,
managing or optimizing a personal computer." The issuance of this patent
covers the company's "software-as-a-service" technology and subscription-based
business model for delivering security, maintenance, and optimization services
to Internet users worldwide.
"This patent is validation of our leadership role in the emerging web
services arena," said Srivats Sampath, co-inventor and president and CEO,
McAfee.com. "As an early pioneer in this area, this patent further reinforces
our belief that the future lies in software applications being delivered
online as web services to users around the world. This patent also reinforces
our first mover advantage by securing our foothold in this space."
United States Patent 6,266,774 for the "Method and system for securing,
managing or optimizing a personal computer" was issued on July 24, 2001. The
McAfee.com inventors of this patent include Chandrasekar Balasubramaniam, CTO
& Vice President of Engineering; Babu Katchapalayam, Director of Engineering;
Core Products; and Ravi Kannan, Director of Engineering, Infrastructure
Services.
According to the patent, McAfee.com has devised a system and method for
automatically delivering and executing security, management, and optimization
services to a PC user over the Internet. The patent encompasses the ability to
deliver software capabilities encapsulated within markup language (HTML/XML)
communications units delivered over a logical Internet connection to a browser
which then executes scripts to automatically perform one or more tasks on a
computer. Examples of tasks performed by this method include detection and
removal of viruses, searching for software and data that needs to be upgraded,
upgrade of software and data, archival of software and data and hardware and
software diagnostics.
About McAfee.com
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, McAfee.com Corporation, a
majority-owned subsidiary of Network Associates (Nasdaq: NETA), is a leading
provider of Web security services, redefining how software is developed,
delivered and experienced by PC users at home and at work. The company
delivers software benefits through an Internet browser, virtually eliminating
the need to install, configure and manage the technology on a local PC or
network. McAfee.com hosts software application services on its vast technology
infrastructure and provides these services to users online through its Web
site http://www.mcafee.com. McAfee.com has signed up more than 1,000,000 paid
subscribers and regularly has more than 800,000 visitors each day. The company
estimates that 30% of its subscriber base is international. For more
information, contact McAfee.com at +1-408-992-8100 or visit
http://www.mcafee.com .
NOTE: Network Associates and McAfee are registered trademarks of Network
Associates, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or other countries. All
other registered and unregistered trademarks in this document are the sole
property of their respective owners
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CONTACT:
Woodrow Mosqueda of McAfee.com,
+1-408-992-8119, or wmosqueda@mcafee.com; or Eric Goldman of
Neale-May Partners, +1-212-213-5400, ext. 202, or
egoldman@nealemay.com, for McAfee.com
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