In early 2011, Intel became the owner of one of the largest developers of antivirus software McAfee. The deal was concluded in order to achieve Intel's goals: to integrate new antivirus features into their products at the hardware level.

It should be noted that the transition under the leadership of Intel McAfee will not interfere with antivirus software vendors to distribute their own products under the same brand name.

Software and Services Group – a name given the company McAfee, a division of the integrated Intel. This division is headed by Renee James, Intel's devoting more than 20 years.

Already this year will include joint McAfee products, and Intel. Intel has no intention to hinder the work of various anti-virus in an already assembled systems of modern processors and does not slow down the systems work product of McAfee, are used to competing processor.

Source: electronista.com