SANTA CLARA, USA: McAfee, Inc.today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately owned tenCube, the provider of the WaveSecure mobile security service.

According to a press release, adding WaveSecure's locate, lock, back-up and wipe technology to Trust Digital's enterprise mobility management and McAfee's mobile security technology, gives McAfee the capabilities it needs to deliver the industry's most complete next generation mobility platform.

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The release adds that McAfee will now have a single platform, from the consumer to the enterprise, to address the management and security of all devices types, to all markets and with the most robust feature set.

The acquisition is expected to close in August of 2010.