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closed 1/14/2011 via Company Description

VMware Inc., acquired NeoAccel

synopsis: VMware has acquired NeoAccel. This acquisition dovetails into VMware’s strategy to shape and deliver the next era of IT – cloud computing – by enabling customers to deploy secure private and hybrid clouds and offer secure access to applications and virtual desktops from any device, anywhere.
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware delivers virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes. Customers rely on its platform vSphere® to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green.
target: NeoAccel
NeoAccel, Inc. provides security solutions for cloud computing. The company’s NeoCloudSafe enables cloud service providers to provide secure access, security, and application transparency to their customers.
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closed 6/4/2013 via PR Newswire

Converted Organics, Inc., merged with Finjan Software

synopsis: Converted Organics Inc. announced the successful completion of a merger transaction with Finjan, Inc. The acquisition of Finjan, comprising numerous patents and other intellectual property dating back to 1996 until the year 2030, positions Converted Organics to pursue additional licensing and enforcement programs in the security industry.
buyer: Converted Organics, Inc.(COIN:$1.52)
Converted Organics Inc. trades on the OTC Markets under the stock symbol COIN.
target parent: AmbironTrustWave
target: Finjan Software
Finjan is a leading online security and technology company which owns a portfolio of patents, related to software that proactively detects malicious code and thereby protects end-users from identity and data theft, spyware, malware, phishing, trojans and other online threats.
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closed 1/10/2012 via PR Newswire

ThreatMetrix, Inc., acquired TrustDefender

synopsis: ThreatMetrix™, the fastest-growing provider of integrated cybercrime prevention solutions, announced that it has acquired the Australian-based company TrustDefender, a recognized leader of secure browsing technology to stop man-in-the-browser attacks and provide malware protection.
buyer: ThreatMetrix, Inc.
ThreatMetrix is a provider of integrated cybercrime prevention solutions. The ThreatMetrix™ Cybercrime Defender Platform helps companies protect customer data and secure transactions against fraud, malware, data breaches, as well as man-in-the browser (MitB) and Trojan attacks.
target parent: Nexbis Ltd
target: TrustDefender
Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, TrustDefender delivers security and fraud detection technology to protect enterprises and their customers at the device and transaction level from online fraud.
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closed 11/3/2009 via BusinessWire

M86 Security, acquired Finjan Software

synopsis: M86 Security, a global provider of Web and messaging security products, announced the acquisition of Finjan, a leading provider of secure Web gateway solutions for enterprises. This acquisition adds Finjan’s line of enterprise-class secure Web gateway and SaaS-based solutions to M86 Security’s portfolio of security solutions.
buyer: M86 Security
M86 Security is a global provider of Web and messaging security products, delivering comprehensive protection to more than 20,000 customers and over 16 million users worldwide.
target: Finjan Software
Finjan is a leading provider of unified Web security solutions for the enterprise market. Finjan’s web security solutions enable control, security and compliance for organizations’ web productivity, liability and security needs, regardless of location.
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closed 10/14/2009 via Company Press Release

Barracuda Networks, acquired Purewire, Inc.

synopsis: Barracuda Networks Inc., the worldwide leader in content security appliances, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Purewire Inc., an award-winning SaaS-based secure Web gateway provider.
buyer: Barracuda Networks
Barracuda Networks Inc. is the worldwide leader in email and Web security appliances. Barracuda Networks also provides world-class IM protection, application server load balancing, Web application security, message archiving, and backup and disaster recovery solutions.
target: Purewire, Inc.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Purewire secures business and social interactions on the Web. Founded by veteran security industry entrepreneurs, the company offers Web security-as-a-service to increase ROI and lower the total cost of security for businesses.
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closed 4/21/2009 via Market Wire

Symantec Corporation, acquired Mi5 Networks

synopsis: Symantec Corp. announced that it has expanded its security portfolio by offering new Protection Suites for small business and enterprise customers and adding Web security technology through the acquisition of Mi5 Networks.
buyer: Symantec Corporation(SYMC:$6,730.00)
Symantec is a global leader in infrastructure software, enabling businesses and consumers to have confidence in a connected world. The company helps customers protect their infrastructure, information and interactions by delivering software and services that address risks to security.
target: Mi5 Networks
Mi5 Networks provides the fastest web security appliances and deepest protection against web-based threats. Mi5 lets you reduce risk of confidential data loss and productivity loss from inappropriate websites, malicious downloads and phone home traffic from infected PCs – all from a single platform.
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closed 4/25/2006 via BusinessWire

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., purchased a minority stake in Authentium, Inc.

synopsis: Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., which builds value of revenue-stage information technology and life sciences companies, announced today that it co-led a $15 million Series A financing in Authentium, Inc. of West Palm Beach, FL with Westbury Partners of Hauppauge, New York. Safeguard provided $5.5 million of capital.
buyer: Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.(SFE:$0.00)
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. advances the value of revenue-stage information technology and life sciences companies. Safeguard provides growth capital as well as a range of strategic, operating and management resources to help its partner companies build value in their businesses.
target: Authentium, Inc.
Based in West Palm Beach, Florida, Authentium develops core operating system encapsulation, file and application defense, data interception and data analysis technologies for inclusion in its flagship Extensible Security Platform (ESP).
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closed 7/9/2012 via BusinessWire

Total Defense, Inc., acquired iSheriff

synopsis: Total Defense, Inc., the leading provider of solutions to combat the growing threat of cybercrime, announced the company has acquired iSheriff, a pioneering leader in cloud security solutions. Together, the companies will offer the most robust cloud security solutions on the market.
buyer parent:Signal Hill Capital Group LLC
buyer: Total Defense, Inc.
Total Defense, the leading provider of solutions to combat the growing threat of cybercrime, protects over 40,000 businesses and over 4 million consumers from the growing epidemic of cybercrime and malware.
target: iSheriff
Founded in 1999, iSheriff is a pioneering leader in the development of world class email and Internet security solutions. iSheriff SaaS is the first proprietary, integrated Security as a Service solution for cloud-based Web and email security featuring a common Web management and reporting console.
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closed 6/22/2010 via Market Wire

TrustWave Corp., acquired Breach Security Inc.

synopsis: Trustwave, a leading provider of information security and compliance solutions, announces it has acquired Breach Security, a leading provider of web application firewall technology. A web application firewall is an appliance or software that provides protection for web applications against attacks.
buyer parent:AmbironTrustWave
buyer: TrustWave Corp.
Trustwave is the leading provider of on-demand and subscription-based information security and payment card industry compliance management solutions to businesses and government entities throughout the world.
target: Breach Security Inc.
Breach Security, Inc. is the leading provider of real-time, continuous web application integrity and security that protects sensitive web-based information. Breach Security’s products protect web applications from hacking attacks and data leakage, and ensure applications operate as intended.
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closed 7/13/2006 via BNC Analysis

SurfControl, Inc., acquired BlackSpider Technologies, Ltd.

synopsis: UK-based net security firm SurfControl has bought email filtering firm BlackSpider for around £20m plus an agreement to take on £1.2m in short-term debts. SurfControl said the deal would allow it to add an on-demand email and web security service to its portfolio.
buyer: SurfControl, Inc.
SurfControl provides an offering of security solutions to protect its customers from Internet threats, deliver business and regulatory compliance, and enable business continuity. The company protects more than 16 million users in over 25,000 customers worldwide, and employs more than 600 people.
target: BlackSpider Technologies, Ltd.
At BlackSpider Technologies, we’re dedicated to solving your email and web security problems by delivering greater protection at lower cost. We are the only company in the market created to focus exclusively on current and evolving email and web security threats.
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closed 2/22/2012 via Market Wire

Juniper Networks, acquired Mykonos Software, Inc.

synopsis: Juniper Networks, the industry leader in network innovation, announced it has acquired Mykonos Software, the leading provider of Intrusion Deception Systems that protect websites and web applications. Mykonos Software is the first technology that inserts detection points to proactively identify attackers before they do damage.
buyer: Juniper Networks(JNPR:$4,365.40)
Juniper Networks is in the business of network innovation. From devices to data centers, from consumers to cloud providers, Juniper Networks delivers the software, silicon and systems that transform the experience and economics of networking.
target: Mykonos Software, Inc.
Mykonos Software is the smartest way to secure websites and web applications against hackers, fraud and theft. Its Web Intrusion Prevention System uses deception to detect, track, profile and prevent hackers in real-time.
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closed 2/22/2012 via GlobeNewswire

Alert Logic, Inc., acquired Armorlogic

synopsis: Alert Logic, the leader in delivering Security-as-a-Service for the cloud, announced the completion of the acquisition of Armorlogic, a leading developer of Web application security solutions. Alert Logic will combine the leading blocking capabilities of Armorlogic Profense WAF with its own proven Security-as-a-Service model.
buyer: Alert Logic, Inc.
Founded in 2002 and based in Houston, Texas, Alert Logic, the leading provider of Security-as-a-Service solutions for the cloud, provides solutions to secure the application and infrastructure stack.
target: Armorlogic
Armorlogic is focused exclusively on web application and website security. Easy to install, maintain and use, its Profense solution is used by thousands of businesses, governments and organizations all over the world to protect Internet facing applications, servers and data.
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closed 4/24/2006 via PR Newswire

RSA Security, acquired PassMark Security

synopsis: RSA Security Inc. today announced that it has acquired PassMark Security, Inc. A privately held company based in Menlo Park, PassMark delivers robust software- based authentication to millions of users worldwide, through some of the largest consumer-facing financial institutions. RSA Security purchased PassMark for total consideration of $44.7 mil.
buyer parent:EMC Corp.
buyer: RSA Security
RSA Security Inc. is the expert in protecting online identities and digital assets. The inventor of core security technologies for the Internet, the Company leads the way in strong authentication and encryption, bringing trust to millions of user identities and the transactions that they perform.
target: PassMark Security
Develops anti-fraud and authentication solutions for consumer ecommerce. Web sites can deploy PassMark's patent-pending Two-Factor Two-Way Authentication to provide strong and comprehensive security, without requiring their users to carry any new hardware or install any new software.
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closed 2/10/2006 via

Verisign, Inc., acquired Snapcentric, Inc.

synopsis: Payment authenticator VeriSign acquired Snapcentric for $12 million on Friday to build a fraud detection service to protect against online identity theft.
buyer: Verisign, Inc.(VRSN:$1,030.62)
VeriSign, Inc. is the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world. Billions of times each day, VeriSign helps companies and consumers all over the world engage in communications and commerce with confidence.
target: Snapcentric, Inc.
Snapcentric Verify™ provides a real-time user verification and transaction monitoring system for fighting identity theft and application fraud.
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closed 5/27/2009 via PR Newswire

Crosscheck Networks, Inc., acquired Forum Systems, Inc.

synopsis: Crosscheck Networks, Inc., a leader in Web services testing and simulation tools, announced that it has acquired Forum Systems, a pioneer in Web service security and gateway policy enforcement.
buyer: Crosscheck Networks, Inc.
Crosscheck Networks delivers solutions for deploying robust, resilient, secure and reliable Web services.The company's integrated, holistic product suite streamlines and optimizes resources throughout the Web services lifecycle.
target: Forum Systems, Inc.
Forum Systems, Inc. is the Leader in Web Services and SOA Security(TM) with a comprehensive suite of trust management, threat protection and information assurance solutions for the automated Web.
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closed 11/20/2007 via BusinessWire

DirectPointe Inc., acquired Sweet Spot Solutions

synopsis: DirectPointe, a leader in IT outsourcing services, acquired Sweet Spot Solutions and its patented, clientless VPN technology for flash memory devices that makes remote network access simpler and more secure. The Mesa, Ariz.-based Sweet Spot Solutions enables remote access through a virtual private network from almost any Internet-enabled terminal.
buyer: DirectPointe Inc.
DirectPointe Inc. provides managed computing services that make technology simple, manageable and affordable for small and mid-size businesses. Customers can deploy a complete solution to manage their entire environment or a subset of services to complement their existing infrastructure.
target: Sweet Spot Solutions
The Sweet Spot S3 platform combines clientless / driverless secure two-factor authentication and secure data encryption on wired and wireless networks. S3 is a secured software client for portable USB flash memory drives that requires no install and leaves no trace on the host computer.
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closed 2/1/2006 via BusinessWire

Perimeter Internetworking, acquired Red Cliff Solutions

synopsis: Perimeter Internetworking, the leading provider of managed security services for financial institutions and other businesses with high data availability and security requirements, today announced their acquisition of Red Cliff Solutions, the leading provider of managed security services to credit unions.
buyer: Perimeter Internetworking
Perimeter eSecurity makes security easily available and affordable for all businesses. Perimeter's on demand security services protect thousands of computer networks nationwide, offering more than 50 different services on a subscription basis.
target: Red Cliff Solutions
Red Cliff Solutions is a leader in Internet Security Solutions. The Red Cliff Solutions Remote Vulnerability Assessment is an Internet test designed to identify open ports, vulnerabilities, and suggest remediation steps for any Internet accessible system.
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closed 12/6/2010 via Market Wire

Juniper Networks, acquired Altor Networks

synopsis: Juniper Networks has acquired Altor Networks, a provider of virtualization security technology that enables organizations to secure the virtualized world. This acquisition will allow Juniper to extend its market-leading security position by delivering an integrated, highly-scalable security architecture that protects physical and virtual systems.
buyer: Juniper Networks(JNPR:$4,365.40)
Juniper Networks is in the business of network innovation. From devices to data centers, from consumers to cloud providers, Juniper Networks delivers the software, silicon and systems that transform the experience and economics of networking.
target: Altor Networks
Altor Networks is the leading innovator and provider of security for virtual data centers and in the cloud. The company developed the world's first purpose-built firewall for virtual networks and has continued to embed multiple layers of protections including on-board intrusion detection (IDS).
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closed 2/12/2008 via BusinessWire

IPVG, acquired Prolexic Technologies

synopsis: Publicly-listed IT company IPVG Corp. has completed the acquisition of Prolexic Technologies Inc., a United States-based managed security service provider of distributed denial of service mitigation solutions.
buyer: IPVG
IPVG is engaged in the information technology and communications space in South East Asia. IPVG owns three operating subsidiaries in: (i) Information Technology and Telecommunications (IT&T); (ii) on-line gaming, and (iii) Business Process Outsourcing.
target: Prolexic Technologies
Prolexic Technologies provides cutting edge solutions that protect Internet operations from the debilitating service disruptions caused by DDoS attacks. Prolexic’s Clean Pipe Virtual Transport® network offers solutions that keep its clients’ internet-facing infrastructures free of DDoS traffic.
price ($mm)
$11
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$7
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closed 5/6/2013 via BusinessWire

Dell, Inc., acquired Enstratius

synopsis: Dell announced the acquisition of Enstratius, an award-winning enterprise cloud-management software and services provider that delivers single and multi-cloud management capabilities. The acquisition of Enstratius further enhances Dell’s end-to-end solutions strategy, bringing key capabilities to deliver cloud-management solutions to customers.
buyer: Dell, Inc.(DELL:$62,071.00)
Dell, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells and supports a wide range of products which are customized to individual customer requirements which include mobility products, desktop personal computers, software and peripherals, servers and networking, services and storage.
target: Enstratius
Enstratius provides cloud infrastructure management for public, private, and hybrid cloud operations aligned with enterprise governance and security needs. Enstratius provides users with a single access-controlled view across all corporate cloud resources.
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closed 1/14/2011 via Company Description

VMware Inc., acquired NeoAccel

synopsis: VMware has acquired NeoAccel. This acquisition dovetails into VMware’s strategy to shape and deliver the next era of IT – cloud computing – by enabling customers to deploy secure private and hybrid clouds and offer secure access to applications and virtual desktops from any device, anywhere.
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware delivers virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes. Customers rely on its platform vSphere® to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green.
target: NeoAccel
NeoAccel, Inc. provides security solutions for cloud computing. The company’s NeoCloudSafe enables cloud service providers to provide secure access, security, and application transparency to their customers.
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closed 5/1/2013 via PR Newswire

Pramati Technologies, acquired WaveMaker Software, Inc.

synopsis: Pramati has officially announced the acquisition of WaveMaker, a visual Rapid Application Development (RAD) software platform from VMware. The acquisition of WaveMaker will allow Pramati to enhance its cloud-based Java development capabilities.
buyer: Pramati Technologies
Pramati builds independent companies focused on profitable, well-defined markets in social, mobile, and cloud computing technologies. Among its companies are SocialTwist, a customer acquisition and retention platform, and Imaginea, a software product and services company.
target parent: EMC Corporation
target: WaveMaker Software, Inc.
WaveMaker creates standard Java applications, boosting developer productivity and quality without compromising flexibility. With WaveMaker's visual, drag and drop tools, any developer can start building enterprise Java applications with minimal training.
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closed 4/9/2013 via PR Newswire

LANDesk Software, acquired VMware Protect

synopsis: LANDesk Software announced that it has acquired VMware's Protect product family of IT management solutions, which VMware acquired through its purchase of Shavlik Technologies in 2011. The VMware Protect product line enables customers to effectively manage, monitor and secure their IT environments.
buyer parent:Thoma Bravo, LLC
buyer: LANDesk Software
LANDesk Software is the industry's leading provider of IT end user management, including systems lifecycle management, endpoint security, enterprise mobility and IT service management solutions. LANDesk provides an adaptive IT delivery model to help IT organizations increase end-user productivity.
target parent: EMC Corporation
target: VMware Protect
The VMware Protect product line enables customers to effectively manage, monitor and secure their IT environments. It includes solutions for centralized patch management and asset inventory for Windows and third party applications for both virtual and physical machines.
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closed 3/6/2013 via Company Press Release

ClearSlide Inc., acquired SlideRocket, Inc.

synopsis: ClearSlide, provider of the leading sales engagement platform, announced the acquisition of SlideRocket. SlideRocket reinvented presentations by adding interactive capabilities like video, audio, rich media, and analytics in a hosted platform to elevate storytelling and deliver tangible results.
buyer: ClearSlide Inc.
ClearSlide is a sales communications platform. It provides a fully web-based service designed specifically for the communication needs of sales teams. It strives to make customer facing interactions more effective and to ultimately help sales close more business.
target parent: EMC Corporation
target: SlideRocket, Inc.
SlideRocket is a leading SaaS-based business presentation provider. Its platform promotes influential story telling through interactive capabilities like audio, rich media and instant feedback that elevate meetings, regardless of time or location.
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announced 2/11/2013 via Market Wire

VMware Inc., will acquire Virsto Software Corporation

synopsis: VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Virsto® Software, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of software that optimizes storage performance and utilization in virtual environments.
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware is the leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable businesses to thrive in the Cloud Era. VMware helps customers transform the way they build, deliver and consume Information Technology resources in a manner that is evolutionary and based on their specific needs.
target: Virsto Software Corporation
Virsto® Software Corporation changes the economics of storage in virtualized environments by improving utilization, increasing performance, and accelerating VM storage provisioning. Virsto reduces the cost and complexity of storage for VDI, test and development, and more.
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announced 8/8/2012 via Company Press Release

VMware Inc., will purchase Log Insight from Pattern Insight Inc.

synopsis: Pattern Insight announced that it has come to an agreement with VMware Inc. to sell its Log Insight product, together with its team and technology. Log Insight is an analytics and log management platform that has the ability to analyze large amounts of machine-generated data in real time.
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware, the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, delivers customer-proven solutions that accelerate IT by reducing complexity and enabling more flexible, agile service delivery. VMware enables enterprises to adopt a cloud model that addresses their unique business challenges.
seller: Pattern Insight Inc.
Pattern Insight brings powerful search and data mining technology to the advanced, real-time analysis of every type of engineering and IT data. Log Insight is a Big Data analytics and log management platform for analyzing large amounts of machine-generated data in real time.
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announced 7/23/2012 via Market Wire

VMware Inc., will acquire Nicira, Inc.

synopsis: VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nicira, Inc., a pioneer in software-defined networking and a leader in network virtualization for open source initiatives.
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware, the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, delivers customer-proven solutions that accelerate IT by reducing complexity and enabling more flexible, agile service delivery. VMware enables enterprises to adopt a cloud model that addresses their unique business challenges.
target: Nicira, Inc.
Nicira is the network virtualization company. Nicira’s Network Virtualization Platform enables the dynamic creation of virtual network infrastructure and services that are completely decoupled and independent from the physical network hardware.
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announced 7/2/2012 via Company Press Release

VMware Inc., will acquire DynamicOps, Inc.

synopsis: VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DynamicOps, Inc., a provider of cloud automation solutions that enable provisioning and management of IT services across heterogeneous environments.
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware, the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, delivers customer-proven solutions that accelerate IT by reducing complexity and enabling more flexible, agile service delivery. VMware enables enterprises to adopt a cloud model that addresses their unique business challenges.
target parent: Credit Suisse Group AG
target: DynamicOps, Inc.
DynamicOps, Inc. provides an operations virtualization platform that enables enterprises to create on-demand private and public cloud services from existing systems and business processes.
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announced 5/22/2012 via Market Wire

VMware Inc., will acquire Wanova Inc.

synopsis: VMware, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wanova Inc., a leading provider of intelligent desktop solutions that centralize and simplify the management of physical desktop images while enabling users to take advantage of the native performance of a PC.
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware, the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, delivers customer-proven solutions that accelerate IT by reducing complexity and enabling more flexible, agile service delivery. VMware enables enterprises to adopt a cloud model that addresses their unique business challenges.
target: Wanova Inc.
Wanova provides a cloud-based, centralized and endpoint management recovery solution to enable IT departments to address the task of deploying desktop virtualization to a growing worldwide installed base of 600M PCs worldwide.
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closed 4/25/2012 via BNC Analysis

VMware Inc., acquired Cetas Software, Inc.

synopsis: VMware announced its acquisition of Cetas Software, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based startup that develops big data analytics technology. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Cetas' expertise extends to online analytics applications, IT operations analytics and enterprise big data.
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware delivers virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes. Customers rely on its platform vSphere® to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green.
target: Cetas Software, Inc.
Cetas provides real-time Big Data Analytics solutions to extract actionable insights for online businesses and enterprises to get instant recommendations, summarizations, segmentations and predictions from behavioral, social, locational and mobile data.
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announced 6/13/2011 via Company Press Release

VMware Inc., will acquire Digital Fuel Technologies, Inc.

synopsis: VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, announced its intention to acquire Digital Fuel, a leader in IT Financial and Business Management SaaS solutions. Digital Fuel’s solutions enable companies to plan, manage and optimize cost and value in the emerging world of cloud based dynamic IT.
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware delivers virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes. Customers rely on its platform vSphere® to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green.
target: Digital Fuel Technologies, Inc.
Digital Fuel provides easy to use and fast to deploy IT Financial Management SaaS solutions that plan, bill, and optimize IT cost and value. With IT Financial Management's automated approach, you immediately know what IT services cost, who is using them, and the value that is received.
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closed 6/1/2011 via Market Wire

VMware Inc., acquired Socialcast Inc.

synopsis: VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, announced the acquisition of Socialcast, a leading provider of social collaboration solutions for the enterprise. Socialcast enables modern business communication by uniting people, information and enterprise applications within collaborative communities.
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware delivers virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes. Customers rely on its platform vSphere® to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green.
target: Socialcast Inc.
Socialcast is a leading provider of enterprise collaboration platforms that unite people, data and applications in real-time. Behind the firewall or in the cloud, Socialcast's software enables instant collaboration in a secure environment.
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closed 5/16/2011 via Company Press Release

VMware Inc., acquired Shavlik Technologies, LLC

synopsis: VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, has acquired Shavlik Technologies, a leading provider of easy-to-use, effective cloud-based IT management solutions for small and medium businesses (SMBs).
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware delivers virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes. Customers rely on its platform vSphere® to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green.
target: Shavlik Technologies, LLC
Shavlik Technologies is a global leader in simplifying the complexity of IT management. Shavlik's solutions enable customers to manage both physical and virtual machines, deploy software, discover assets, simplify configuration, control power usage and ensure endpoint security.
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closed 4/27/2011 via Market Wire

VMware Inc., acquired SlideRocket, Inc.

synopsis: VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, announced the acquisition of SlideRocket, a leading SaaS-based business presentation provider. SlideRocket delivers innovative presentation solutions that uniquely leverage modern concepts of cloud computing, collaboration, social media and mobile computing platforms.
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware delivers virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes. Customers rely on its platform vSphere® to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green.
target: SlideRocket, Inc.
SlideRocket is a leading SaaS-based business presentation provider. Its platform promotes influential story telling through interactive capabilities like audio, rich media and instant feedback that elevate meetings, regardless of time or location.
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closed 1/14/2011 via Company Description

VMware Inc., acquired NeoAccel

synopsis: VMware has acquired NeoAccel. This acquisition dovetails into VMware’s strategy to shape and deliver the next era of IT – cloud computing – by enabling customers to deploy secure private and hybrid clouds and offer secure access to applications and virtual desktops from any device, anywhere.
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware delivers virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes. Customers rely on its platform vSphere® to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green.
target: NeoAccel
NeoAccel, Inc. provides security solutions for cloud computing. The company’s NeoCloudSafe enables cloud service providers to provide secure access, security, and application transparency to their customers.
price ($mm)
$15
rev ($mm)
EBITDA ($mm)
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announced 8/31/2010 via Market Wire

VMware Inc., will acquire Integrien Corp.

synopsis: VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire Integrien, a leader in real time application and infrastructure performance analytics software.
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware is the global leader in virtual infrastructure software for industry-standard systems. Organizations of all sizes use VMware solutions to simplify their IT, fully leverage their existing computing investments and respond faster to changing business demands.
target: Integrien Corp.
Integrien Corporation helps IT operations to manage complexity by applying real-time analytics to monitoring data to provide the intelligence that will prevent problems from negatively impacting business.
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announced 8/31/2010 via Market Wire

VMware Inc., will acquire TriCipher, Inc.

synopsis: VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire TriCipher, a leader in secure access management and enterprise identity federation for cloud hosted Software as a Service (SaaS) applications.
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware is the global leader in virtual infrastructure software for industry-standard systems. Organizations of all sizes use VMware solutions to simplify their IT, fully leverage their existing computing investments and respond faster to changing business demands.
target: TriCipher, Inc.
TriCipher offers secure cloud access management with easy-to-deploy, powerful identity solutions that address today's pressing business problems. At its core, the myOneLogin service uses TriCipher's proven strong authentication technologies.
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announced 2/25/2010 via Market Wire

VMware Inc., will purchase FastScale and Other Software Products from EMC Corporation

synopsis: VMware, Inc. and EMC Corporation, the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for VMware to acquire certain software products and expertise from EMC's Ionix IT management business.
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware is the global leader in virtual infrastructure software for industry-standard systems. Organizations of all sizes use VMware solutions to simplify their IT, fully leverage their existing computing investments and respond faster to changing business demands.
seller: EMC Corporation(EMC:$21,713.90)
EMC Corporation is the world leader in products, services, and solutions for information management and storage. They are a trusted provider of information infrastructure.
price ($mm)
$175
rev ($mm)
EBITDA ($mm)
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EV / EBITDA
closed 2/16/2010 via Market Wire

VMware Inc., acquired Zimbra, Inc.

synopsis: VMware, Inc. the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop through the datacenter and to the cloud, announced the completion of its acquisition of Zimbra®, the leading vendor of next-generation, open source email and collaboration software, from Yahoo! Inc.
buyer parent:EMC Corp.
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware is the global leader in virtual infrastructure software for industry-standard systems. Organizations of all sizes use VMware solutions to simplify their IT, fully leverage their existing computing investments and respond faster to changing business demands.
target parent: Yahoo! Inc.
target: Zimbra, Inc.
Zimbra is a leading provider of collaboration software for universities, businesses and ISP's. Zimbra's rich AJAX interface is available on or offline to dramatically improve the collaboration experience. Zimbra is available on-premise or on-demand through our extensive hosted partner program.
price ($mm)
$100
rev ($mm)
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
EV / EBITDA
closed 9/16/2009 via Market Wire

VMware Inc., acquired SpringSource

synopsis: VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop through the datacenter and to the cloud, announced the completion of its acquisition of SpringSource, a leader in enterprise and web application development and management.
buyer parent:EMC Corp.
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware is the global leader in virtual infrastructure software for industry-standard systems. Organizations of all sizes use VMware solutions to simplify their IT, fully leverage their existing computing investments and respond faster to changing business demands.
target: SpringSource
SpringSource is a leading provider of trusted open source software for mission-critical enterprise applications. SpringSource created and sustains the development of the Spring Portfolio, which includes the Spring Framework, the leading Java™ and Java EE™ application framework.
price ($mm)
$343
rev ($mm)
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
EV / EBITDA
closed 11/10/2008 via Reuters

VMware Inc., acquired Trango Virtual Processors

synopsis: U.S. business software maker VMware Inc has bought a small French company that specializes in virtualization software for mobile phones, which allows a single phone to run multiple operating systems.
buyer parent:EMC Corp.
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware is the global leader in virtual infrastructure software for industry-standard systems. Organizations of all sizes use VMware solutions to simplify their IT, fully leverage their existing computing investments and respond faster to changing business demands.
target: Trango Virtual Processors
Trango Virtual Processors is a leading provider of virtualization solutions for embedded processors, licensing TRANGO Hypervisor IP to major semiconductor and device manufacturers.
price ($mm)
$62
rev ($mm)
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
EV / EBITDA
closed 4/9/2013 via PR Newswire

LANDesk Software, acquired VMware Protect

synopsis: LANDesk Software announced that it has acquired VMware's Protect product family of IT management solutions, which VMware acquired through its purchase of Shavlik Technologies in 2011. The VMware Protect product line enables customers to effectively manage, monitor and secure their IT environments.
buyer parent:Thoma Bravo, LLC
buyer: LANDesk Software
LANDesk Software is the industry's leading provider of IT end user management, including systems lifecycle management, endpoint security, enterprise mobility and IT service management solutions. LANDesk provides an adaptive IT delivery model to help IT organizations increase end-user productivity.
target parent: EMC Corporation
target: VMware Protect
The VMware Protect product line enables customers to effectively manage, monitor and secure their IT environments. It includes solutions for centralized patch management and asset inventory for Windows and third party applications for both virtual and physical machines.
price ($mm)
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announced 2/11/2013 via Market Wire

VMware Inc., will acquire Virsto Software Corporation

synopsis: VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Virsto® Software, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of software that optimizes storage performance and utilization in virtual environments.
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware is the leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable businesses to thrive in the Cloud Era. VMware helps customers transform the way they build, deliver and consume Information Technology resources in a manner that is evolutionary and based on their specific needs.
target: Virsto Software Corporation
Virsto® Software Corporation changes the economics of storage in virtualized environments by improving utilization, increasing performance, and accelerating VM storage provisioning. Virsto reduces the cost and complexity of storage for VDI, test and development, and more.
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closed 11/26/2012 via BNC Analysis

Hitachi Systems, acquired Cumulus Systems

synopsis: Hitachi Systems, Ltd., announced that it has acquired U.S. software firm Cumulus Systems Incorporated, which develops and sells a tool for analyzing platform performance, including operating systems such as Microsoft® Windows®, UNIX and Linux, virtualization environments such as VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V, and storage.
buyer parent:Hitachi, Ltd.
buyer: Hitachi Systems
Hitachi Systems provides true one-stop services covering all areas of the IT life cycle: from system consulting, to building, installation, operation, and maintenance.
target: Cumulus Systems
Cumulus Systems Inc. designs and develops virtual infrastructure optimization (VIO) solutions. The company provides MARS, a VIO software that measures and analyzes performance of virtual infrastructure. It has strategic partnerships with Microsoft, VMware, NetApp, and SNIA.
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announced 7/23/2012 via Market Wire

VMware Inc., will acquire Nicira, Inc.

synopsis: VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nicira, Inc., a pioneer in software-defined networking and a leader in network virtualization for open source initiatives.
buyer parent:EMC Corporation
buyer: VMware Inc.(VMW:$4,605.05)
VMware, the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, delivers customer-proven solutions that accelerate IT by reducing complexity and enabling more flexible, agile service delivery. VMware enables enterprises to adopt a cloud model that addresses their unique business challenges.
target: Nicira, Inc.
Nicira is the network virtualization company. Nicira’s Network Virtualization Platform enables the dynamic creation of virtual network infrastructure and services that are completely decoupled and independent from the physical network hardware.
price ($mm)
$1,260
rev ($mm)
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
EV / EBITDA
closed 5/25/2012 via BusinessWire

Dell, Inc., acquired Wyse Technology Inc.

synopsis: Dell announced it has completed its acquisition of Wyse Technology, the global leader in cloud client computing. The combination of Wyse’s capabilities with Dell’s existing desktop virtualization offerings position the company as the leader in the desktop virtualization, enabling it to offer true end-to-end IT solutions for customers and partners.
buyer: Dell, Inc.(DELL:$62,071.00)
Dell, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells and supports a wide range of products which are customized to individual customer requirements which include mobility products, desktop personal computers, software and peripherals, servers and networking, services and storage.
target: Wyse Technology Inc.
Wyse Technology is the global leader in cloud client computing. The Wyse portfolio includes industry-leading thin, zero and cloud PC client solutions with advanced management, desktop virtualization and cloud software-supporting desktops, laptops and next-generation mobile devices.
price ($mm)
rev ($mm)
$375
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
0.0x
EV / EBITDA
closed 11/16/2011 via BusinessWire

Quest Software, Inc., acquired VKernel Corp.

synopsis: Quest Software, Inc. has acquired VKernel, a privately held virtualized infrastructure operations management provider based in Boston, Mass. VKernel, a leading provider of capacity management products for virtualized data centers and cloud environments, will continue to operate as an independent subsidiary of Quest.
buyer: Quest Software, Inc.(QSFT:$857.42)
Quest Software is a software manufacturer specializing in solutions for scanning and imaging applications in virtual desktop environments. Quest Software creates and supports smart systems management products – helping its customers solve everyday IT challenges faster and easier.
target: VKernel Corp.
VKernel provides performance and capacity management products for VMware, Microsoft and Red Hat virtualized infrastructures. Its powerful, easy-to-use products simplify the complex and critical tasks of planning, monitoring and predicting capacity utilization and performance bottlenecks.
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closed 8/10/2011 via BusinessWire

Citrix Systems, Inc., acquired RingCube Technologies, Inc.

synopsis: Citrix Systems announced it has closed the acquisition of RingCube, a leader in user personalization technology for virtual desktops. When combined with a desktop virtualization product like Citrix XenDesktop®, RingCube makes it easier for IT to give each user a personalized virtual desktop, and dramatically reduces the cost of storage.
buyer: Citrix Systems, Inc.(CTXS:$2,586.12)
Citrix Systems, Inc is a provider of virtual computing solutions that help companies deliver IT as an on-demand service. It combines virtualization, networking, and cloud computing technologies into a full portfolio of products that enable virtual workstyles for users and virtual datacenters for IT.
target: RingCube Technologies, Inc.
RingCube Technologies, Inc. is a leader in user personalization technology for virtual desktops. The innovative technology from RingCube accelerates virtual desktop adoption by eliminating the tradeoff between user personalization and centralized IT management.
price($mm)[EV]
$33 [$32]
rev ($mm)
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
EV / EBITDA
closed 11/2/2010 via

CA, Inc., acquired Hyperformix, Inc.

synopsis: CA Technologies announced it has completed the acquisition of privately-held Hyperformix, a leading provider of capacity management software for dynamic physical, virtual, and cloud IT infrastructures.
buyer: CA, Inc.(CA:$4,814.00)
CA Technologies is an IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments – from mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to deliver more flexible IT services.
target: Hyperformix, Inc.
The integrated suite of solutions for automated capacity management from Hyperformix enables IT organizations to make informed business decisions to predictably, efficiently, and dependably deliver good business outcomes, productivity and growth.
price ($mm)
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announced 7/1/2010 via BusinessWire

Dell, Inc., will acquire Scalent Systems, Inc

synopsis: Dell announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Scalent, a company that provides software that makes data center infrastructure dynamic, easily scalable and highly efficient. Dell will integrate Scalent technology into its Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) solution.
buyer: Dell, Inc.(DELL:$62,071.00)
Dell Inc. listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value. Uniquely enabled by its direct business model, Dell is a leading global systems and services company.
target: Scalent Systems, Inc
Scalent delivers a unique software solution to make data center infrastructure dynamic. Scalent’s software automates the end-to-end provisioning of server images, networks, and storage access in a coordinated manner to accommodate rapidly changing IT requirements.
price ($mm)
$35
rev ($mm)
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
EV / EBITDA
closed 5/14/2010 via Market Wire

NetApp, acquired Bycast Inc.

synopsis: NetApp announced that it has acquired Bycast Inc. Bycast is a leading developer of object-based storage software designed to manage petabyte-scale, globally distributed repositories of images, video, and records for enterprises and service providers.
buyer: NetApp(NTAP:$6,233.20)
NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions that accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding cost efficiency.
target: Bycast Inc.
Bycast is the leading provider of advanced storage virtualization software for large-scale digital archives and storage clouds. For organizations whose business depends on access to vital data, Bycast protects and preserves digital assets over their lifetime.
price($mm)[EV]
$62 [$56]
rev ($mm)
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
EV / EBITDA
announced 1/5/2010 via PR Newswire

Dot Hill Systems Corporation, will acquire Cloverleaf Communications, Inc.

synopsis: Dot Hill Systems Corp. announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Cloverleaf Communications Inc., a privately held software company and an emerging leader in advanced heterogeneous storage virtualization and unified storage technologies.
buyer: Dot Hill Systems Corporation
Delivering innovative technology and global support, Dot Hill empowers the OEM community to bring storage solutions to market, quickly, easily and cost-effectively.
target: Cloverleaf Communications, Inc.
Cloverleaf addresses these most fundamental business concerns - flexibility and optimization of resources, time, and money - by introducing capabilities that make storage a positive strategic asset, rather than simply a considerable obligation.
price($mm)[EV]
$11 [$11]
rev ($mm)
$1
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
10.0x
EV / EBITDA
closed 8/31/2009 via PR Newswire

Liquidware Labs, Inc., acquired Entrigue Systems, Inc.

synopsis: Liquidware Labs Inc., the market leader in virtual desktop and application assessment and diagnostics, announced that they have acquired Entrigue Systems, a privately held company based in Atlanta, GA that develops enterprise-level user profile and configuration management solutions for VDI and traditional Windows desktops.
buyer: Liquidware Labs, Inc.
Liquidware Labs Inc. (LWL), the market leader in virtual desktop and application assessments, brings a completely new and innovative approach to accelerating the adoption and consumption of virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI).
target: Entrigue Systems, Inc.
Entrigue Systems' Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and desktop management solutions are the ProfileUnity line of products. The solutions offer comprehensive user profile and desktop management configuration features.
price ($mm)
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closed 7/21/2009 via BusinessWire

Host.net, acquired Fairway Consulting Group

synopsis: Host.net, a multinational provider of colocation, network transport and transit services, announced the addition of cloud computing services through the acquisition of virtualization solutions provider Fairway Consulting Group of Boca Raton, Florida.
buyer: Host.net
Host.net is a national communications and information services company, and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The company operates a large diverse national fiber-optic based Internet, MPLS and layer 2 backbone, delivered to its customers utilizing a vast number of last-mile options.
target: Fairway Consulting Group
Fairway Consulting Group is a Boca Raton - based virtualization solutions provider.
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closed 1/30/2009 via BusinessWire

CBTS, acquired Virtual Blocks

synopsis: CBTS, the technology solutions division of Cincinnati Bell Inc., announced the acquisition of Toronto-based Virtual Blocks, Inc. Virtual Blocks is a leading software developer in the area of virtualization.
buyer parent:Cincinnati Bell, Inc.
buyer: CBTS
A division of Cincinnati Bell Inc., CBTS combines the data networking capabilities of Cincinnati Bell with next-generation managed services that provide companies with flexible solutions for end-to-end IT deployment.
target parent: Commerx Computer Systems, Inc.
target: Virtual Blocks
Virtual Blocks, is a software developer dedicated to building solutions for the virtualization market. Their products include the Virtual Server Grid (VSG) for Service Providers and Large IT organizations and the Virtual In-a-Box Environment (VIBE) for SMB customers and remote Enterprise branches.
price ($mm)
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closed 4/23/2013 via Yahoo, Inc.

Binary Tree, acquired ManageRED Software

synopsis: Binary Tree announced the acquisition of ManageRED Software, an innovation driven software developer of Windows Server and Active Directory migration tools and solutions. ManageRED Software provides users a better way to migrate servers, users and workstations while ensuring the availability of critical systems.
buyer: Binary Tree
Binary Tree is a leading provider of software for migrating enterprise messaging users and applications to on-premises and cloud-based versions of the Microsoft platform.
target: ManageRED Software
ManageRED Software is an innovation driven software developer of Windows Server and Active Directory migration tools and solutions. ManageRED Software provides users a better way to migrate servers, users and workstations while ensuring the availability of critical systems.
price ($mm)
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closed 4/27/2011 via PR Newswire

Novell, Inc. merged with Attachmate Corporation,

synopsis: Novell, Inc., a leader in Intelligent Workload Management, has completed its previously announced merger, whereby Attachmate Corporation acquired Novell. Novell helps organizations securely deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments.
buyer: Attachmate Corporation
Attachmate Corporation, owned by an investment group led by Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital and Thoma Bravo, enables IT organizations to extend mission critical services and assures they are managed, secure and compliant.
target: Novell, Inc.(NOVL:$811.87)
Novell, Inc., a leader in Intelligent Workload Management, helps organizations securely deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments.
price($mm)[EV]
$2,145 [$1,018]
rev ($mm)
$812
EBITDA ($mm)
$118
EV / rev
1.3x
EV / EBITDA
8.7x
closed 3/17/2010 via Company Press Release

CA, Inc., acquired Nimsoft, Inc.

synopsis: CA, Inc. announced it has completed its acquisition of privately-held Nimsoft, Inc.--a leading provider of IT performance and availability monitoring solutions for emerging enterprises and Managed Service Providers (MSPs)--for $350 million in an all-cash transaction.
buyer: CA, Inc.(CA:$4,814.00)
CA is the world’s leading independent IT management software company. With CA's Enterprise IT Management (EITM) vision and expertise, organizations can more effectively govern, manage and secure IT to optimize business performance and sustain competitive advantage.
target: Nimsoft, Inc.
Nimsoft is the fastest growing provider of next generation performance and availability monitoring solutions for the complete physical, virtual and cloud-based IT infrastructure.
price ($mm)
$353
rev ($mm)
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
EV / EBITDA
closed 11/19/2009 via PR Newswire

CA, Inc., acquired NetQoS, Inc.

synopsis: CA, Inc. announced that it has completed its acquisition of NetQoS® Inc., a leading provider of network performance management and service delivery management solutions. The addition of the NetQoS' solutions enable CA to offer a robust and comprehensive service delivery and assurance portfolio.
buyer: CA, Inc.(CA:$4,814.00)
CA is the world’s leading independent IT management software company. With CA's Enterprise IT Management (EITM) vision and expertise, organizations can more effectively govern, manage and secure IT to optimize business performance and sustain competitive advantage.
target: NetQoS, Inc.
NetQoS provides network and application performance management software and services that improve application delivery across the world’s most complex networks. NetQoS Performance Center is used to monitor application service levels, troubleshoot problems quickly, and plan for change.
price ($mm)
$200
rev ($mm)
$56
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
3.6x
EV / EBITDA
closed 8/24/2009 via Market Wire

TIBCO Software Inc., acquired DataSynapse, Inc.

synopsis: TIBCO Software Inc. announced that it has acquired privately-held DataSynapse, Inc. in a cash transaction valued at approximately $28 million. DataSynapse is a leader in enterprise grid and cloud computing software with a strong roster of more than 100 Financial Services and Telecommunications clients.
buyer: TIBCO Software Inc.(TIBX:$1,024.61)
TIBCO Software Inc. provides enterprise software that helps companies achieve service-oriented architecture (SOA) and business process management (BPM) success. TIBCO gives leading organizations around the world better awareness and agility–what TIBCO calls The Power of Now®.
target: DataSynapse, Inc.
The DataSynapse platform is used by leading organizations to configure, activate and manage scalable enterprise-class application services for physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure in real-time environments.
price ($mm)
$28
rev ($mm)
$25
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
1.1x
EV / EBITDA
closed 8/10/2009 via BusinessWire

BMC Software, Inc., acquired MQSoftware, Inc.

synopsis: BMC Software announced it has acquired privately held MQSoftware, a leader in the middleware management and enterprise application transaction management markets.
buyer: BMC Software, Inc.(BMC:$2,172.00)
BMC Software is a leading global provider of enterprise management solutions that empower companies to automate their IT and align it to the needs of the business. Delivering Business Service Management, BMC solutions span enterprise systems, applications, databases and service management.
target: MQSoftware, Inc.
MQSoftware provides a comprehensive line of business transaction assurance, middleware management and enterprise application integration products that help customers increase operational effectiveness by getting visibility of their business lifeline.
price ($mm)
$27
rev ($mm)
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
EV / EBITDA

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Cotendo, Inc.
Cotendo, Inc.
A fast growing innovator of cloud-based acceleration technologies, Cotendo offers an integrated suite of Web and Mobile Acceleration Services from its global distributed points of presence (POPs).
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Joyent, Inc.
Joyent, Inc.
Joyent has been building the software to deliver Infrastructure as a Service since 2004, long before it was ever called Cloud Computing. With thousands of customers worldwide, Joyent’s high-performance software has been proven to be extremely stable, flexible and secure.
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Awareness Technologies
Awareness Technologies
Awareness Technologies is a privately-held security software company. It was originally founded to provide software tools for national intelligence agencies, but shifted its focus five years ago to building the most practical and powerful security software for businesses and consumers.
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2010
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$3.40
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Alert Logic, Inc.
Alert Logic, Inc.
Founded in 2002 and based in Houston, Texas, Alert Logic, the leading provider of Security-as-a-Service solutions for the cloud, provides solutions to secure the application and infrastructure stack.
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Marshal8e6
Marshal8e6
Marshal8e6 is a global provider of Web and email security products. We are the only security company able to provide integrated, reliable and effective enterprise-class multi-layered solutions.
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Qualys, Inc.
Qualys, Inc.
Qualys, Inc. is a provider of on demand IT security risk and compliance management solutions – delivered as a service. Qualys’ SaaS solutions are deployed in a matter of hours anywhere in the world, providing customers an immediate and continuous view of their security and compliance postures.
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SilverSky
SilverSky
SilverSky provides on demand security services for computer networks in the United States. It offers intrusion defense solutions, such as firewall, intrusion detection and prevention, and Web browsing anti-virus.
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Solera Networks
Solera Networks
Solera Networks is the leading provider of Big Data Security Intelligence and Analytics for Advanced Threat Protection. Global 2000 enterprises, cloud service providers and government agencies rely on Solera Networks for real-time situational awareness, continuous monitoring, and more.
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ThingWorx
ThingWorx
ThingWorx™ develops and markets the first application platform for the Connected World™. ThingWorx combines the key functionality of real-time data, mashups, search, social media and the semantic web, and applies it to any process that involves people, systems, devices and other real world "things."
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Trend Micro Inc.
Trend Micro Inc.
Trend Micro Inc. develops Internet content security and threat management solutions that make the world safe for businesses and consumers to exchange digital information. They're recognized as the market leader in server security.
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2008
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$1,118.78
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$413.22
EBIT ($mm)
$349.84
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$211.74
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Liquidware Labs, Inc.
Liquidware Labs, Inc.
Liquidware Labs Inc. (LWL), the market leader in virtual desktop and application assessments, brings a completely new and innovative approach to accelerating the adoption and consumption of virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI).
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Nicira, Inc.
Nicira, Inc.
Nicira is the network virtualization company. Nicira’s Network Virtualization Platform enables the dynamic creation of virtual network infrastructure and services that are completely decoupled and independent from the physical network hardware.
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Virsto Software Corporation
Virsto Software Corporation
Virsto® Software Corporation changes the economics of storage in virtualized environments by improving utilization, increasing performance, and accelerating VM storage provisioning. Virsto reduces the cost and complexity of storage for VDI, test and development, and more.
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Attachmate Corporation
Attachmate Corporation
Attachmate Corporation, owned by an investment group led by Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital and Thoma Bravo, enables IT organizations to extend mission critical services and assures they are managed, secure and compliant.
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Citrix Systems, Inc.
Citrix Systems, Inc.
Citrix makes virtual computing solutions that help people work and play from anywhere on any device. More than 230,000 enterprises rely on Citrix to create better ways for people to work through virtual meetings, desktops and datacenters.
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2012
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$2,586.12
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$605.65
EBIT ($mm)
$390.78
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$352.55
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BMC Software, Inc.
BMC Software, Inc.
Business runs better when IT runs at its best. That's why more than 20,000 IT organizations – from the Global 100 to the smallest businesses – in over 120 countries rely on BMC Software to manage their business services and applications across distributed, mainframe, virtual and cloud environments.
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2012
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$2,172.00
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$779.30
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$554.70
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$401.00
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Xyratex Ltd.
Xyratex Ltd.
Xyratex is a leading provider of data storage technology, including modular solutions for the enterprise data storage industry and hard disk drive (HDD) capital equipment for the HDD industry.
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2012
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$1,158.90
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$41.67
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$20.58
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$17.66
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Advanced Digital Information Corporation
Advanced Digital Information Corporation is a leading provider of Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions to the open systems marketplace. ADIC is the world's largest supplier of automated tape systems using the drive technologies most often employed for backing up open system, client-server networks.
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2005
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$30.70
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$4.10
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$14.30
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SolarWinds
SolarWinds
SolarWinds provides powerful and affordable IT management software to customers worldwide -- from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses. SolarWinds products are downloadable, easy to use and maintain, and provide the power, scale, and flexibility needed to address users' management priorities.
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2012
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$268.96
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$131.98
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$113.62
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$81.34
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628
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ASG Software Solutions
ASG Software Solutions
ASG Software Solutions (ASG) is recognized innovator in enterprise IT software solutions. They create and deploy unique software solutions that reduce cost, mitigate risk and improve service delivery throughout the IT lifecycle.
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2009
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Hifn Inc
Hifn powers network and information security. Leveraging over a decade of leadership and expertise in data encryption and compression, we are a trusted partner to industry innovators for whom security is critical to their success.
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2008
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$39.42
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($8.51)
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ARIO Data Networks
ARIO Data Networks
Venture-backed ARIO Data Networks provides highly scalable, and highly modular, "bladed" storage solutions and RAID controllers. ARIO's Capacity Storage Array family of "bladed" solutions takes storage to the next level of ease of use.
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2005
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AppSense
AppSense
AppSense, the people-centric computing company, is the leading global software provider of user virtualization solutions that transform organizations into productive mobile workforces securely governed by IT.
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NEON Enterprise Software
NEON Enterprise Software
NEON Enterprise Software develops and markets software that helps organizations around the world reduce costs of data center computing. NEON solutions enable these organizations to gain control of IT resources that are vital to business and organizational success.
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PolyServe, Inc.
PolyServe, Inc. is a leading provider of software for enabling utility computing in enterprise data centers. PolyServe software consolidates Linux and Microsoft Windows servers and storage into manageable, available and scalable utilities for databases and file serving.
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2009
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