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SurfControl buys BlackSpider

SurfControl buys BlackSpider

Web security company SurfControl has bought managed services provider BlackSpider for £20 million ($36 million). The firm will also take on £1.2 million ($2.2 million) of short-term debt.
René Millman Jul 13 2006 1:42PM Security
Cisco buys endpoint security firm Meetinghouse

Cisco buys endpoint security firm Meetinghouse

Networking giant Cisco Systems announced Thursday that it has acquired endpoint security firm Meetinghouse Data Communications for $43.7 million.
Dan Kaplan Jul 7 2006 8:33PM Security
Red Hat buys JBoss for 350M

Red Hat buys JBoss for 350M

Raleigh, N.C.,-based open source solution provider Red Hat announced today that it will buy open source middleware provider JBoss for at least $350 million.
Frank Washkuch Apr 10 2006 5:17PM Security
VeriSign buys again

VeriSign buys again

VeriSign acquired its second company of the month, buying Massachusetts-based mobile infrastructure firm m-Qube for $250 million in cash.
Frank Washkuch Mar 20 2006 9:16PM Security
EMC buys Authentica

EMC buys Authentica

EMC Documentum has acquired fellow Bay State firm Authentica to sure up its digital-rights management offerings.
Frank Washkuch Mar 6 2006 9:16PM Security
RSA buys Cyota

RSA buys Cyota

RSA Security announced Monday that it will acquire Cyota, a vendor of online security products, for $145 million.
Frank Washkuch Dec 6 2005 2:54PM Security
MessageLabs buys secure IM company

MessageLabs buys secure IM company

Email security company MessageLabs is to buy New York-based enterprise instant messaging company Omnipod for an undisclosed sum. The completion of the acquisition remains subject to shareholder approval.
René Millman Nov 2 2005 11:39AM Security
Secure Computing buys CyberGuard

Secure Computing buys CyberGuard

Secure Computing has reached an agreement to buy rival CyberGuard for nearly $300 million. The move is the latest in a trend of consolidation in the IT security market.
René Millman Aug 18 2005 3:24PM Security
CA buys anti-spam maker

CA buys anti-spam maker

Computer Associates has acquired anti-spam supplier Qurb in an all-cash deal. Terms were not disclosed.
Marcia Savage Jul 26 2005 7:09PM Security
Juniper buys application acceleration technology firms

Juniper buys application acceleration technology firms

Juniper Networks has agreed to acquire Peribit Networks, a supplier of WAN optimization technology, and Redline Networks, a maker of Application Front End (AFE) technology.
Marcia Savage Apr 27 2005 3:33PM Security
Spam busters wary as Verizon buys MCI

Spam busters wary as Verizon buys MCI

The anti-spam fraternity has reacted warily to the news of Verizon’s $6.7billion acquisition of MCI. The marriage of the communications giants, finalised today, brings two of the biggest spam-hosting Internet Service Providers (ISPs) together.
David Quainton Feb 14 2005 3:45PM Security
MCI buys NetSec for $105 million

MCI buys NetSec for $105 million

MCI has agreed to buy privately held managed security provider NetSec for approximately $105 million in cash.
Marcia Savage Jan 20 2005 9:39PM Security
Secured Services buys Cybrix

Secured Services buys Cybrix
Staff Writers Jan 14 2005 5:04PM Security
Symantec buys Veritas

Symantec buys Veritas

Symantec has bought back-up and storage firm Veritas in a deal worth $13.5bn.
René Millman Dec 16 2004 3:44PM Security
Red Crescent buys NewSat broadband for Iran aid

Red Crescent buys NewSat broadband for Iran aid

Communications provider and distributor Multiemedia has added to a string of Middle East contract wins inking a $1 million deal with the Iranian Red Crescent Society to deliver satellite broadband to disaster recovery and relief operations in Iran.
Fleur Doidge Dec 1 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
SPT buys Comindico

SPT buys Comindico

Regional wholesale telecoms provider SP Telemedia announced Monday it had reached an agreement to acquire the assets and business of Comindico from receiver McGrath Nicol.
Staff Writers Nov 1 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Destra buys Techex

Destra buys Techex

Internet company Destra Corporation Limited has acquired broadband service provider and distributor Techex Communications.
Byron Connolly Oct 6 2004 12:00AM Software
Ingram buys Tech Pacific

Ingram buys Tech Pacific

Distribution giant Ingram Micro Inc has acquired Tech Pacific in a $700 million (US$493 million) cash deal.
Byron Connolly Sep 27 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Avocent buys Sonic Mobility

Avocent buys Sonic Mobility

Avocent has acquired secure wireless systems supplier Sonic Mobility for $8 million.
Marcia Savage Sep 2 2004 10:28PM Security
Alphawest buys another info management firm: UPDATE

Alphawest buys another info management firm: UPDATE

Service provider Alphawest has agreed to buy out legal information management specialist Inform Systems Australia for $2.5 million.
Fleur Doidge Aug 24 2004 12:00AM Software

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