Xconomy

JULY 19, 2016

Last month Symantec announced its plans to buy Blue Coat for $4.7 In 2015, Cybersecurity startups saw 332 funding deals with investments hitting the highest ever at $3.8 Symantec Forces the Industry to Stay Competitive. A Startup’s Opportunity to Thrive. billion (235 percent growth over 5 years).

Symantec 40

Symantec IBM IBM Acquisition 40

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2013

Cloud storage is a competitive market, with dozens of cloud storage providers hoping to gain a big chunk of the market. We also have a mobile version of the product, Idrive Lite, which is primarily used to back up contacts. We have over 400 million contacts backed up for our users. How long have you had your product available?

Southern California 133

Southern California Google S3 Symantec 133

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. Founded in 2007.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

For the cybersecurity industry, 2016 is shaping up to be the year of alliances. There have been a series of tie-ups, as security-tech companies try to boost their businesses and amplify their products via acquisitions. Cyber industry alliances, the thinking goes, could make customers’ cyber defenses stronger and easier to manage.

Press 40

Press Symantec Organization IBM 40