Web security and optimization firm Blue Coat
Systems is all set to acquire network security
company Crossbeam Systems. The two
companies recently entered into an agreement
which will result in Blue Coat acquiring
Crossbeams technology and strengthening its
existing security solutions portfolio.
According to Blue Coat, the Crossbeam
acquisition will help it lay the foundation
for a broader strategy to transform the
way businesses secure and optimize their
networks.
Our service provider and enterprise
customers are excited we are bringing
together two complementary technologies,
said Greg Clark, chief executive officer at Blue
Coat Systems. With Crossbeam, Blue Coat
gains a best-in-class support infrastructure
and a high performing platform that scales
to meet the needs of even the most complex
enterprise IT environments.
The Crossbeam X-Series portfolio is said
to provide industrys only highly scalable
platform that allows businesses to consolidate
their security and networking infrastructures.
Combined with Blue Coats leading Unified
Security solution, the X-Series is an ideal
control point in the network for managing
applications that secure both inbound and
outbound traffic from all users in any location.
Together, Blue Coat and Crossbeam will
continue to embrace an open ecosystem and
support best-of-breed ISV applications that
allow customers to cost effectively deploy the
security solutions that best fit their needs.
The acquisition is expected to close on
December 31, 2012.
Web security and optimization firm Blue CoatSystems is all set to acquire network securitycompany Crossbeam Systems. The twocompanies recently entered into an agreementwhich will result in Blue Coat acquiringCrossbeams technology and strengthening itsexisting security solutions portfolio.According to Blue Coat, the Crossbeamacquisition will help it lay the foundationfor a broader strategy to transform theway businesses secure and optimize theirnetworks.
Our service provider and enterprisecustomers are excited we are bringingtogether two complementary technologies.said Greg Clark, chief executive officer at BlueCoat Systems. With Crossbeam, Blue Coatgains a best-in-class support infrastructureand a high performing platform that scalesto meet the needs of even the most complexenterprise IT environments.
The Crossbeam X-Series portfolio is saidto provide industrys only highly scalableplatform that allows businesses to consolidatetheir security and networking infrastructures.Combined with Blue Coats leading UnifiedSecurity solution, the X-Series is an idealcontrol point in the network for managingapplications that secure both inbound andoutbound traffic from all users in any location.
Together, Blue Coat and Crossbeam willcontinue to embrace an open ecosystem andsupport best-of-breed ISV applications thatallow customers to cost effectively deploy thesecurity solutions that best fit their needs.
The acquisition is expected to close onDecember 31, 2012.
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