Signs of the shift have appeared in a flurry of recent deals. Security giant Symantec is moving outside its niche with its pending purchase of storage maker Veritas Software. On the other side, networking company Cisco Systems and software giant Microsoft have snapped up fast-growing security companies, looking to give their own growth a boost.
This push toward diversification, coming amid widespread consolidation in many areas of the tech industry, has investment bankers and analysts wondering whether companies that specialize purely in security products can continue to thrive.
Editor's Note:
Seeing as my current company just went through a merger I can personally attest to this.