英特尔斥资77亿美元收购McAfee

Intel looks to secure McAfee takeover

英特尔斥资77亿美元收购McAfee

Intel yesterday unveiled a $7.7bn acquisition of McAfee, the US security software company, in a move prompted by the rising threat from viruses as the internet spreads to more mobile devices and everyday appliances.

英特尔(Intel)昨日宣布，将斥资77亿美元收购美国安全软件公司McAfee。随着越来越多的移动设备和日用家电接入互联网，电脑病毒造成的威胁正日益加大，英特尔此举便意在应对这一威胁。

The purchase is set to turn the world’s largest chipmaker into one of the leaders in security extending Intel’s reach into internet-connected devices from tablet computers and handsets to televisions and fridges.

这宗收购将把全球最大的芯片制造商打造为安全领域的领先企业之一，让英特尔能够把触角延伸到各类连接至互联网的设备——从平板电脑、手机到电视和冰箱。

However, coming on the heels of an antitrust settlement with US regulators, the deal raised fresh concerns about Intel’s ability to dominate part of the tech world by “baking” security into its chips, which are used in most personal computers.

然而，这宗在英特尔与美国监管部门达成反垄断和解后不久宣布的交易，再次引发了人们的担心——他们担心英特尔能够通过把安全软件嵌入其芯片，来垄断科技业的部分领域。大多数个人电脑都使用英特尔的芯片。

The deal, the largest in the chipmaker’s history, also represents a risky and unconventional bet by Intel following a series of failed attempts to diversify away from its core PC market in the past. Intel has made unsuccessful forays into communications and consumer electronics markets over the past decade before retreating.

这宗交易是英特尔历史上规模最大的交易，也是该公司做出的一次高风险、非常规的押注。此前，英特尔曾进行过一系列多元化尝试，试图把业务拓展到其核心的个人电脑市场之外，但都以失败告终。过去十年里，英特尔曾进军通信市场和消费电子市场，但未获成功，后来只得撤出。

Intel said the acquisition would boost its strategy in mobile wireless, where it is beginning to produce chips for smartphones. It also sees security becoming a key requirement as billions of new devices are connected to the internet over the next few years.

英特尔表示，这宗收购将加强其在移动无线领域的战略。而该公司现已开始生产用于智能手机的芯片。它还认为，由于未来几年里会有数十亿新设备接入互联网，因此安全将成为一项关键要求。

“Security has now become the third pillar of computing, joining energy-efficient performance and internet connectivity in importance,” said Paul Otellini, chief executive of Intel.

英特尔首席执行官欧德宁(Paul Otellini)表示：“安全现已成为计算机业的第三大支柱，与能效表现和互联网连通性同等重要。”

Asked on an analyst conference call whether Intel’s recent run-ins with the Federal Trade Commission over alleged abuse of its market dominance might mean stronger regulatory scrutiny, Mr Otellini said: “I don’t know that we’re looking at bundling [McAfee software with Intel hardware] ... we intend to continue to work with other security vendors.”

在一个分析师电话会议上，当有人问他，英特尔近期与联邦贸易委员会(Federal Trade Commission)围绕其涉嫌滥用市场主导地位产生的争执，是否意味着其将面临更严格的监管审查时，欧德宁表示：“我不认为我们在考虑把[McAfee的软件与英特尔的硬件]绑在一起……我们仍打算继续与其它安全供应商开展业务。”

译者/汪洋

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