Symantec announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Sygate Technologies, a technology leader in endpoint compliance solutions. Sygate’s technology will complement Symantec’s presence on the endpoint to create a holistic solution to address the security, compliance and remediation requirements of today’s large enterprises.

“Securing the ‘endpoints’ of a corporate network is a challenge that affects all enterprises,” said Chris Christiansen, VP of security products and services, IDC. “Companies are looking for integrated offerings that can both protect the network and ensure that endpoints are compliant with security policies. This acquisition will give customers a complete endpoint compliance solution while helping to reduce complexity and cost.”

Endpoint compliance solutions help enterprise organizations enforce security by guaranteeing that all devices connected to a network — desktops, laptops, servers, and mobile devices — are running the appropriate security solutions, are configured correctly and possess up-to-date patches. Symantec will now be able to help businesses enforce business policies and automate security practices to regain control of network security, reduce costs and ensure compliance across the organization.

Upon close of the deal, Symantec AntiVirus and Symantec Client Security customers will be able to license and deploy Sygate’s Network Access Control (SNAC) agent to provide endpoint compliance on top of the protection they already receive. Symantec will integrate its remediation capabilities like LiveUpdate and LiveState Patch Manager and its data availability solutions into a more robust endpoint compliance solution.