Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.mcafee.com
Employees: 6,300
Employee growth: 3.3%

McAfee puts a virtual padlock on IT resources. The company provides network security products that protect computers, networks, and mobile devices. Its software and hardware are used to guard against viruses, spam, and spyware, as well as to manage data loss prevention, mobile security, host intrusion prevention, encryption, and e-mail security. McAfee gets the bulk of its sales from follow-up service, support, and ongoing subscriptions to its software. The company sells directly and through resellers to corporations and consumers mainly in the US; its largest international market is Europe, and it logs sales in Asia (particularly Japan) and Latin America. McAfee was acquired in 2011 by Intel for about $7.68 billion.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $2,064.8M
One year growth: 7.1%
Net income: $184.1M
Income growth: 6.2%

Officers:
Chairman: Renee J. James
Co-President: Todd W. Gebhart
EVP and Worldwide CTO: George Kurtz

Competitors:
Microsoft
Symantec
Trend Micro

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