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*ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: InfoSec News <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, May 10, 2012 at 1:39 AM > Subject: [ISN] BeyondTrust acquires eEye in union of security vendors > To: [email protected] > > > https://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/050912-beyondtrust-eeye-258887.html > > By Ellen Messmer > Network World > May 09, 2012 > > BeyondTrust, a software firm that specializes in identity and access > management for the enterprise, has announced the acquisition of eEye > Digital Security, which makes products for vulnerability management, > patch remediation, malware defense and configuration compliance. > > BeyondTrust, based in Carlsbad, Calif., and eEye, in Phoenix, are both > privately-held companies and did not disclose financial terms of the > arrangement, but they do say the goal is to combine their basic fields > of expertise with the intention of creating new products. > > The company name eEye will eventually be phased out, though company > founder Marc Maiffret (one of Network World's "12 White Hat hackers > you should know") will take on the role of CTO at BeyondTrust to help > define strategy. Jim Zierick, executive vice president of product > operations at BeyondTrust, emphasizes that eEye security products, > including Blink and Retina, will continue to be supported and > developed. > > "The Retina and Blink brand names will go on," says Zierick, noting > that the driver to bring together the two companies is that their > strengths are complementary, something that became understood in > working together with customers using eEye's security as well as the > BeyondTrust PowerBroker line. With the companies now merged for a > total of about 250 employees, the potential to build a unified product > line combining features is being explored. > > [...] > > > _______________________________________________ > LayerOne Security Conference > May 26-27, Clarion Hotel, Anaheim, CA > http://www.layerone.org > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
