The security industry caught it's breath recently when Intel announced it's intention to purchase McAfee - a meeting seen as so strange that PCWorld called it an "oil and water kind of purchase."

Or is it? 

The synergies may not be obvious at first blush - but this acquisition has been made with some forethought. While it will lead to speculation, it is probably a watershed event that will be referred to in the future as the point where everything changed.

Although the team often visits McAfee, this was a significant enough event to warrant a discussion with Jayson 'O Reilly

Mcafee Comment:
http://newsroom.mcafee.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=3678

Intel Comment:
http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/?iid=gg_about+intel_pressroom

PCWorld Comment
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/203668/making_sense_of_the_intel_mcafee_purchase.html