Network Associates

McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) is an antivirus and computer security company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is comprised of three businesses:

• The McAfee Anti-Virus and security products
• The Sniffer Technologies network monitoring and analysis tools
• The Magic Solutions call-center and service desk applications

Until mid-2004, McAfee was known as Network Associates. Network Associates was formed in 1997 as a merger of McAfee Associates, named for its founder John McAfee, and Network General. The company changed its name to McAfee to reflect its focus on security-related technologies.

See also: Network Associates Coliseum.