Symantec spent 355,000,000 U.S. dollars to acquire three companies

The world's leading Internet security company Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) recently announced, will be about 145,000,000 U.S. dollars of cash M & A U.S. security company Riptech service enterprises, 135 million cash acquisition of Intrusion Detection System (IDS) development of the well-known , Technology Recourse of the United States, about 075,000,000 U.S. dollars of cash M & A world-renowned security company SecurityFocus. In a total of 355,000,000 U.S. dollars finance the acquisition of three companies, Symantec will be in the advanced security management services, to provide super-speed Gigabit intrusion detection and security solutions for early warning systems advantage respect of a significant upgrade. All three acquisitions are expected to be in mid-August 2002 to complete.
through the acquisition of Riptech Inc., Symantec will be the leader of the security management service providers, which could be on a global scale using the most complete solution for monitoring and managing the largest number of safety devices. Riptech is unique in the technologically advanced, 7 days a week, working 24 hours a day, the security business centers and unique combination of skills, so that effective early-warning security and meet the needs of the customer management and rapid response measures into Into one. Riptech with Caltarian patented technology platform to collect data on its standardization and Riptech in the security industry's leading business analyst at the Center to provide effective interpretation and the entire network to deal with all the necessary safety data. All this business can be sold solutions to support all major security products. The merger of Symantec and Riptech in Virginia, Texas, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan to create a 24-hour day of the operation of world-class security operations center to form a global network. Recourse Technologies
merger will enable Symantec to get real Gigabit speed network intrusion detection capabilities and a new generation of hybrid technology and industry-leading honeypot ( honeypot ) solutions, so that customers can match Symantec in the industry's leading host-based intrusion detection solution for intruder alarm system (IntruderAlert) and first-rate Gigabit Network Intrusion Detection System ManHunt, for the prevention of the most comprehensive real-time protection. Recourse Gigabit speed network intrusion detection system using a series of ManHunt's detection methods can be provided to identify and resist the attack of the most comprehensive solution. It has advanced mixed-compatibility testing, the agreement anomaly detection, communication rate monitoring, protocol state tracking and IP packet re-integration, so that the ability to detect other signature-based system. It has a strong ability to detect, even in fully saturated Gigabit high-speed networks in real time can also identify potential safety problems. In addition, the acquisition of Recourse also ManTrap Symantec into the subglottic. ManTrap is using a unique way to provide an early warning device in order to identify and resist internal and external security, this device can really attack the system prior to the discovery of false attacks on the system. Administrators can be analyzed for the attacker, honeypot bait system or the actions taken by the motive and means to prevent the invasion by the real system or an immediate end to the communication.
in the company after the acquisition of SecurityFocus, Symantec will be able to provide customers with all types of problems against the most comprehensive initiative of the early warning system. SecurityFocus has developed the world's most comprehensive and most advanced of the existing safety database. Symantec will continue to provide security product sales, management and other service providers to use the database security for the customer to develop a powerful new security products and services to the enterprise database security issued a permit. In addition, Symantec will continue to use the SecurityFocus brand to manage the Bugtraq mailing list and online security community. It will continue to provide a forum for security experts, released its latest IT security risks and how to guard against attacks and violations of the security objective of the report. SecurityFocus use of anonymous users of suspicious communications and network intrusion, a way to identify attacks, and attacks can be exactly the way the world of the Internet as a security risk measurement system.
for the acquisition of Riptech, Symantec's chairman and chief executive officer John W Thompson (JohnW.Thompson) said: Riptech security has always been regarded as the leader in the field of management services, the industry has a vision for the future development. By virtue of their power in the energy, financial services, health care and telecommunications industry expertise, we can create a global scale can take advantage of the perfect framework. Recourse for the acquisition, John W Thompson said: As many companies have the high-speed backbone network, so it's Gigabit speed network intrusion detection is urgent needs. Brbrbr Recourse in the current speed of more than Gigabit, not only the high rate of detection, but also the proportion of false information Very low. In addition, the merger on the SecurityFocus, John W Thompson believes that: SecurityFocus has established one of the most respected security community and customers around the world leader in the development of early warning systems. The M & A So that Symantec has been added to the first global risk control system – with the most complete database security and customization services to the police in order to further expand our Internet security measures to deal with a leading edge. Brbrbr Riptech The president and chief executive officer Amit about Lan (AmitYoran) said: Riptech been very successful in recent years, currently 30 countries in more than 500 customers with comprehensive safety monitoring and management, including the Five Hundred The 55 enterprises, some of the emerging e-commerce companies and government departments. And the world's Internet security leader in the field of merger, we can use Symantec's financial stability, and huge sales channels, and the world's leading technology First-rate ability to deal with, so that the safety management of the earth-shaking changes took place. Brbrbr Recourse's president and chief executive officer Frank Hugh Peralta (FrankHuerta) said: We have developed a new generation of intrusion detection technology, the attacks have not resulted in Before you can use protocol anomaly detection and behavioral process technology to detect, analyze and respond to attacks. We will be able to use Symantec's global scale and brand strength, so that the ManHunt in the market to scale new heights. Brbrbr SecurityFocus The ArthurWong co-founder and chief executive officer, said: We have developed a global risk control system can provide customers with information on their respective networks in time, actionable information. Symantec use of world-class anti-virus technology, Industry-leading intrusion detection and solve the back-end architecture, we can quickly let us in the global customers with the most comprehensive risk control solutions. Brbrbr