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Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire ScanSafe, Leading SaaS Web Security Provider
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Oct. 27, 2009 – Cisco today announced its intent to acquire privately held ScanSafe, Inc.  Based in London and San Francisco, ScanSafe is a market leader of software-as- a-service (SaaS) Web security solutions for organizations ranging from global enterprises to ...
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The Shopping Spree Continues; Cisco Buys ScanSafe For $183 Million
TechCrunch — Cisco has added another company to its coffers with the acquisition of ScanSafe for $183 million. A few weeks ago, Cisco announced a $2.9 billion acquisition of mobile networking infrastructure provider Starent Networks, which followed the $3 billion acquisition of video video-conferencing company Tandberg in late September. ScanSafe provides software-as- a-service (SaaS) Web security solutions for large and small businesses. Tom Gillis, Ciscos’s VP and general manager of its security technology business unit, ...

Cisco Skips Shopaholics Anonymous Meeting, Acquires ScanSafe
Digital Daily — ... . A few weeks later it acquired wireless infrastructure outfit Starent Networks (STAR) for $2.9 billion. And now it’s buying ScanSafe as well. This morning Cisco announced plans to purchase the software-as-a-service (SAAS) security vendor for roughly $183 million in a bid to expand its Web security portfolio both on-premises and in the cloud. Among ScanSafe’s clients: Google (GOOG), AT&T (T) and Sprint (S). ...

Cisco To Acquire ScanSafe
TechWeb — In a deal that underscores the shift toward cloud computing, Cisco on Tuesday said that it had reached an agreement to acquire ScanSafe, a privately-held provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) Web security for businesses. Cisco said the acquisition will cost $183 million in cash and retention-based incentives. Tom Gillis, VP and general manager of Cisco's security technology business unit, who arrived at Cisco via its 2007 acquisition of IronPort, described the purchase as part of Cisco's effort "to build a borderless ...

Cisco to Acquire ScanSafe for $183 Million
Maximum PC all RSS Feed — ... Cisco today announced its intent to acquire ScanSafe, a privately held software-as-a-service (SaaS) Web security outfit based in London and San Francisco. ...

Cisco continues its buying spree with ScanSafe acquisition
Between the Lines — ... Cisco Systems said today that it plans to acquire ScanSafe, a privately held provider of software-as- a-service (SaaS) Web security products for businesses. The deal is part of Cisco’s plans to build a “borderless network security architecture that combines network and cloud-based services for advanced security enforcement,” the company said. The deal, which will cost Cisco about $183 million, is expected to close sometime in early 2010. Upon close, Cisco plans to integrate ScanSafe into its AnyConnect VPN Client. In a statement, the company said. Web security is a large and ...

Cisco's New Corporate Motto: Shop 'Til You Drop
Digital Daily — ... , wireless infrastructure outfit Starent Networks (STAR) and software-as-a-service security vendor ScanSafe — all in quick succession. ...

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