CA to move free year's antivirus through Microsoft

CA to move free year’s antivirus through Microsoft

Computer Associates International Inc [CA], is to give away a year's subscription to its software to consumer Windows users, promoted by Microsoft Corp's [MSFT] Protect Your PC pages at microsoft.com, which were introduced in response to the worm and virus threats of 2003.

The offer includes the eTrust EZ Armor software and the subscription definitions service, usually priced at $20 per year.

Not to mention market share that will, in some portion at least, start generating revenue a year from now. The consumer anti-virus market is dominated by Symantec Corp [SYMC], Trend Micro Inc [TMIC] and Network Associates Inc [NET].

It’s not the first aggressive pricing program Computer Associates has announced this year. In March it started offering free anti-virus software licenses to companies that ditch rival products and sign a two-year support agreement with CA.

This article was based on material originally published by ComputerWire.

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