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Xconomy
JULY 19, 2016
Last month Symantec announced its plans to buy Blue Coat for $4.7 In general, M&A is a natural part of the IT security market. It’s why this market segment is so attractive to venture investors. Symantec Forces the Industry to Stay Competitive. billion (235 percent growth over 5 years). Why is this happening?
Xconomy
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
IBM bought Resilient Systems , Cisco Systems snapped up CloudLock , Symantec acquired Blue Coat , and Carbon Black purchased Confer , to name a few. Many of the security products on the market today are geared toward solving specific problems, and often these “point products” don’t talk to each other.
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