Perhaps the ethical thing is for tech firms of substance to just say no to acquisition by Symantec? For the good of the community. (For the security of the world?)
On Aug 1, 2016 4:24 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 > >
