Anyone who attended last year’s McAfee Focus conference was likely struck by the strangeness of the event. Since Intel had announced plans to acquire the company just a couple of months before Focus, McAfee was officially in “quiet” mode — unable to discuss literally any and every business and product issue that might in any way influence the deal or the company’s share price. In other words, at an event designed to spotlight McAfee’s innovation and value, its executives’ and employees’ lips were legally, effectively sealed.
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McAfee's Clear New View
Posted by: Charles King October 25, 2011 05:00 AMAnyone who attended last year’s McAfee Focus conference was likely struck by the strangeness of the event. Since Intel had announced plans to acquire the company just a couple of months before Focus, McAfee was officially in “quiet” mode — unable to discuss literally any and every business and product issue that might in any way influence the deal or the company’s share price. In other words, at an event designed to spotlight McAfee’s innovation and value, its executives’ and employees’ lips were legally, effectively sealed.