I rarely feel good about Symantec FTFY
On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 1:16 PM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > Not sure how I feel about this, but I rarely feel good about mergers of > any size which involve Symantec. > > Regards, > > *ASB* > *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker>* > > *Providing Expert Technology Consulting Services for the SMB market…* > > * GPG: *1AF3 EEC3 7C3C E88E B0EF 4319 8F28 A483 A182 EF3A > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Symantec Corporation <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 4:01 PM > Subject: Symantec Completes Acquisition of Blue Coat > > > * Symantec Acquires Blue Coat * > Having trouble viewing this email? Click Here > <http://app.mktgassets.symantec.com/e/es?s=912704989&e=245997&elqTrackId=a28e4364d3cb45f9bee088f4d8813a53&elq=8394db3b8d1348689ade23ab312c63ff&elqaid=10671&elqat=1> > . > [image: Symantec + Blue Coat. Defining the Future of Cyber Security.] > <https://www.symantec.com?aid=elq_10671&om_sem_kw=elq_16294878&om_ext_cid=biz_email_elq_4323&elqTrackId=f8cf8f61cb224e8d8c5a5515e7cc87e0&elq=8394db3b8d1348689ade23ab312c63ff&elqaid=10671&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=4323> > [image: Symantec + Blue Coat] > > > Today, we are extremely pleased to announce that Symantec’s acquisition of > Blue Coat has closed, enabling us to move forward as an integrated company. > With the closing of this transaction, Symantec is poised to become the most > strategic security provider to organizations globally by combining the > technology, leadership and go-to-market scale needed to shape the future of > security. > > You can read the press release and learn more on our Integration Resource > Page > <http://go.symantec.com/symantec-acquires-blue-coat?aid=elq_10671&om_sem_kw=elq_16294878&om_ext_cid=biz_email_elq_4323&elqTrackId=d8db01e5e1724ac594cf62a2facb35ed&elq=8394db3b8d1348689ade23ab312c63ff&elqaid=10671&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=4323>. > > > *Redefining Cyber Security* > Blue Coat brings to Symantec a proven history of profitable growth, > category leadership, an innovative cloud-focused portfolio and go-to-market > strength. Minimal product overlap and significant integration points will > help reduce your cost of operating security and deliver improved security > effectiveness. > > As we strive to become your most strategic partner for security, the > combination of our leading portfolios delivers unrivaled global scale, > product breadth, research and innovation, capable of solving the most > significant security challenges in the world. We look forward to sharing > our vision and strong portfolio with you over the coming weeks. > > *Leadership* > Mike Fey will join my leadership team, as Symantec’s new President and > COO. He is a well-recognized thought leader in the security industry, > previously serving Blue Coat in the same role and central to making it one > of the most attractive security players in the market. Prior to Blue Coat, > he served as the Executive Vice President, CTO and General Manager of the > Corporate Products Unit at Intel Security where he led all go-to-market > efforts for the enterprise business. He also managed business operations > and strategy for all corporate product business units at McAfee, part of > Intel Security. Mike’s exceptionally strong business savvy, combined with > his technical capabilities, ensure that every organization he leads has a > strong focus on accelerated growth and industry innovation. His visionary > experience in directing product strategy, M&A leadership and extensive > background in directing sales and marketing organizations will establish > Symantec as one of the most progressive security companies on the planet. > > Moving forward under our combined leadership, Symantec is focused on > solving the challenges faced by the Cloud Generation, including securing > the mobile workforce, ensuring safe usage of the cloud, and intelligently > protecting against advanced threats. > > *Integration* > Since the announcement of the acquisition, intensive and focused > integration planning has been underway. Our integration strategy is to > fully integrate the two companies, proceeding at a pace that is rapid, > practical and as non-disruptive as possible. > > On behalf of the entire Symantec team, thank you for being a customer and > for the trust you have in Symantec. We are committed to the mission of > addressing the toughest security challenges in the world, and we look > forward to providing you with even greater cyber security protection in the > future. > > Sincerely, > > Greg Clark > CEO, Symantec > © 2016 Symantec Corporation. All rights reserved. Symantec, the Symantec > Logo, and the Checkmark Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of > Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. > Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. > > Symantec Corporation, 350 Ellis Street, Mountain View, CA 94043, United > States of America > >
