Ad-Aware - acquisition last January

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"It certainly appears as though the acquisition of Lavasoft AB by Lulu Software is being buried under a rug. Although I first learned about the acquisition over a month ago, it actually occurred in January.

Adding to the confusion is the notice buried at the end of theBusinessWeek description of Lavasoft is the additional information:

"As of January 18, 2011, Lavasoft AB operates as a subsidiary of Lulu Software."Similarly, the BusinessWeek entry for Lulu Software merely indicates "Merger/Acquisition, Lavasoft AB, January 18, 2011". From what I can ascertain, Lulu Software and Solaria Fund are, if not one and the same, are closely held, with ties to Upclick.com

• Eric Gareau, CEO at Lulu Software (located in Montreal, Canada)
• Michael Dadoun, Principal at Solaria Fund (located in Montreal, Canada) and Co-Founder at Upclick.com (also Montreal, Canada)
• Calin Udrea, Marketing Director at Lavasoft, formerly Director of Marketing at UpClick

What is most interesting in this change is that there has not been a Lavasoft Press Release. In fact, it has been rather quiet in Lava-Land with only one press report to date in 2011 and only a half-dozen blog posts to date in 2011. Could the silence be related to the less than stellar Web of Trustratings of Lulu Software's Fixio PC Cleaner Software?

• WOT Lulu Software Scorecard: lulusoftware.com
• WOT Fixio PC Cleaner Scorecard: fixio-pc-cleaner.en.softonic.com

Since it has been over seven years since I used Ad-Aware, perhaps others have also switched to a different anti-malware software program. Even the Support Forum is woefully quiet, with the current online list showing 0 members logged on to the Forums.

Baseless speculation aside, the question remains: Why all the silence about the acquisition?"

Source: Security Garden