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Mergers & Acquisitions

EMC snares Configuresoft

Dan Kaplan May 28, 2009

EMC on Wednesday acquired Configuresoft, maker of server configuration, change and compliance EMC on Wednesday acquired Configuresoft, maker of server configuration, change and compliance management solutions. The purchase expands EMC's storage and infrastructure management line. The two companies had been partnering since 2008 when they signed an OEM agreement, leading to the EMC Server Configuration Manager and EMC Configuration Analytics Manager, which automate visibility across physical and virtual environments. Terms of the deal, set to close in June, were not disclosed. — DK

Private equity firm disputes Entrust's alternate takeover offers

Dan Kaplan May 18, 2009

The acquisition of Entrust by Thoma Bravo is expected to be finalized next month, but some holdups are keeping the deal from becoming a certainty.

McAfee acquires Solidcore

Angela Moscaritolo May 15, 2009

McAfee today announced the acquisition of dynamic whitelisting vendor Solidcore for approximately $33 million. The acquisition advances McAfee's endpoint security and risk management portfolio. Specifically, Solidcore enables McAfee to now provide security for automated teller machines (ATMs), point-of-sale (POS) systems, multifunction printers (MFPs), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, as well as mobile and other embedded devices. In addition, it will strengthen McAfee's virtualization solutions, the company said in a news release. — AM

Oracle to acquire Virtual Iron

Greg Masters May 13, 2009

Redwood City, Calif.-based Oracle has agreed to acquire Virtual Iron Software, a vendor of server virtualization software that addresses a variety of data center issues. Oracle said the incorporation of Virtual Iron's technology is expected to provide more dynamic resource management across the full software stack. The deal is pending approvals and is expected to close this summer. Meanwhile, the companies will operate independently. Financial details were not disclosed. Lowell, Mass.-based Virtual Iron was founded in 2003. — GM

Trend Micro goes shopping for virtualization security

Chuck Miller April 29, 2009

In one of its first major moves in acquiring virtual security technology firms, Trend Micro bought Third Brigade, a virtualization security and compliance software company based in Ottawa, Canada.

LogLogic acquires Exaprotect

Chuck Miller April 23, 2009

LogLogic, maker of log managment solutions, has acquired Exaprotect. The deal is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2009. Exaprotect sells security configuration change management solutions that will meld with LogLogic's strategy for a security management suite powered by log data, according to the acquisition announcement. Financial details were unavailable. — CAM

RSA: IT security budgets faring well

Greg Masters April 22, 2009

Driven by compliance demands and the threat environment, budgets for IT security have fared better than most other sectors during the economic downturn, according to a panel of analysts at the RSA Conference.

Symantec acquires Mi5

Chuck Miller April 21, 2009

Symantec announced Tuesday that it has acquired Mi5 Networks, a private company that sells web security gateway appliances. Symantec said in a news release that it expects the combination of its email gateway and endpoint security solutions with Mi5's web gateway technology can provide protection at entry points used for malware to infect network environments. No financial details of the acquisition were made available. — CAM

Oracle buys Sun

Chuck Miller April 20, 2009

Sun Microsystems will be acquired by Oracle in a deal valued at $7.4 billion, the company announced today. With the acquisition, Oracle gets the popular Java programming language, as well as the Solaris operating system, which has been a major platform for the Oracle database. The deal comes only two weeks after IBM backed out its own talks to acquire Sun. — CAM

Lumension takes Securityworks

Angela Moscaritolo April 20, 2009

Endpoint security solutions vendor Lumension announced on Monday its acquisition of Securityworks, an IT security, risk and compliance solutions vendor. The acquisition will enable Lumension to help organizations improve their overall security and risk posture, optimize IT resources, increase operational efficiency and reduce the cost and complexity of demonstrating compliance the company said in a news release. The IT governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) software market is expected to grow from $590 million in 2006 to $1.3 billion by 2011, according to Forrester Research. — AM

Marshal8e6 acquires Avinti

Angela Moscaritolo April 13, 2009

Web and email security vendor Marshal8e6 announced on Tuesday its acquisition of behavioral malware detection vendor Avinti for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will better equip Marshal8e6 to stop blended email threats -- email that contains active malware content or links to websites where malware is downloaded, according to a statement from Marshal8e6. The acquisition follows the merger of Marshal and 8e6 Technologies last November. — AM

Private equity firm to acquire Entrust

Dan Kaplan April 13, 2009

Battling lagging sales, authentication provider Entrust has been bought out by a private equity firm.

Netezza buys Tizor

Dan Kaplan February 26, 2009

Netezza, makers of data management products, has acquired database auditing and monitoring firm Tizor Systems for $3.1 million, according to a filing with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. The deal will enable Netezza users "to track, store and perform forensic analysis" to help them more readily meet compliance demands, the company said in a release. — DK

NetForensics buys High Tower

Dan Kaplan February 17, 2009

NetForensics on Monday announced it has acquired High Tower Software, formerly a competitor that provided log management solutions to mid-size businesses. The deal -- terms of which were not disclosed -- enables netForensics and its managed security services provider (MSSP) partners to provide security compliance offerings throughout the lifecycle, including security information and event management, database activity monitoring and log management. High Tower reportedly had closed in November due to poor sales. — DK

RIM wins battle for cryptography company Certicom

Chuck Miller February 10, 2009

Certicom said this week that VeriSign will not attempt to match the takeover bid offered by Research In Motion.

StillSecure, ProtectPoint unite

February 10, 2009

StillSecure has acquired ProtectPoint Security, a managed security services provider. The deal, announced Monday, helps round out StillSecure's line of NAC, IDS/IPS and vulnerability management products, the company said. Teams from both companies will integrate manufacturing and management efforts to build and manage network security. Terms of the deal were not disclosed; both companies are privately held. — CAM

Research In Motion outbids VeriSign for Certicom

Dan Kaplan February 03, 2009

On Tuesday, a bid from Research In Motion bested VeriSign's offer for control of cryptography technology firm Certicom.

VeriSign to acquire Certicom in $73 million deal

Angela Moscaritolo January 23, 2009

Internet infrastructure giant VeriSign announced Friday it will purchase encryption software maker Certicom.

LogLogic denies rumors of massive layoffs, managerial shake-up

Chuck Miller January 15, 2009

The economy is causing realignment of workers in every industry, and the security business may be no exception.

Investment firm acquires authentication provider Aladdin

Dan Kaplan January 12, 2009

In a $160 million deal, Aladdin Knowledge Systems goes private, joining SafeNet under the umbrella of Vector Capital.

CA makes DLP play with acquisition of Orchestria

Dan Kaplan January 06, 2009

CA is the latest heavy hitter to acquire a data-loss prevention provider.

Check Point to purchase Nokia's security appliance business

Dan Kaplan December 22, 2008

Check Point Software Technologies is the buyer of Nokia's security appliance business.

Marshal and 8e6 Technologies agree to merge

Dan Kaplan November 12, 2008

A U.S.-based web security provider and a U.K.-based email security vendor announced a merger on Wednesday.

Symantec to acquire MessageLabs for $695 million

Angela Moscaritolo October 08, 2008

With its acquisition of MessageLabs, a British online messaging and web security services provider, Symantec hopes to expand its software-as-a-service offerings.