02.08.2012, 07:12
1 sierpnia (wczoraj) na stronie Friskpojawił się komunikat o przejęciu całości firmy przez jednego z amerykańskich i światowych liderów w dziedzinie bezpieczeństwa i usług internetowych - Commtouch . Frisk to islandzka firma założona niemal 20 lat temu (1993) i przez ten czas rozwijająca swój sztandarowy produkt czyli F-PROT, którego silnik znajdziemy w F-secure, Returnilu czy Spyware Terminator.
Cytat z oficjalnego komunikatu Commtouch, do którego linkuje również Frisk
Cytat z oficjalnego komunikatu Commtouch, do którego linkuje również Frisk
Cytat: Acquisition accelerates Commtouch’s launch of an expanded range of antivirus solutions for the OEM market
McLean, VA – Aug 1, 2012 – Commtouch® (NASDAQ: CTCH), a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for security companies and service providers, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Iceland-based FRISK Software International’s antivirus business.
FRISK is a leading provider of antivirus solutions for the OEM, corporate, and consumer markets. Its well-established brand, F-PROT, has been used by millions of people and organizations for more than 20 years. The acquisition allows Commtouch to utilize FRISK’s staff and IP to dramatically accelerate its launch of white label antivirus solutions for the OEM market. It will also enable Commtouch to provide more services and applications, as well as enhance the company’s SaaS capabilities.
FRISK currently provides important technology used by Commtouch’s antivirus engine, and the two engineering teams have worked together for more than 20 years. In addition to leading-edge technology, FRISK brings with it many highly talented staff. FRISK’s founder, Friðrik Skúlason, will join Commtouch as vice president of antivirus technologies. He was the first to develop heuristic detection technology that is now widely used in antivirus products. As a testament to its capabilities, FRISK has been awarded the Virus Bulletin VB100 numerous times.
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The deal is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2012. Commtouch will continue to support the needs of all FRISK customers, channel partners and distributors, while also maintaining FRISK’s F-PROT and Lykla-Pétur brands. The acquisition:
Underscores Commtouch’s commitment to antivirus technology
Expands offerings with a white label AV application for vendors and service providers
Accelerates Commtouch’s SaaS antivirus strategy
Brings key intellectual property
Provides operational synergies
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Cytat: About Commtouch
Commtouch® (NASDAQ: CTCH) provides proven Internet security technology to more than 150 security companies and service providers including 1&1, Check Point, F-Secure, Google, Microsoft, Panda Security, Rackspace, US Internet, WatchGuard and Webroot, for integration into their solutions. Commtouch’s GlobalView™ and patented Recurrent Pattern Detection™ (RPD™) technologies are founded on a unique cloud-based approach, and protect effectively in all languages and formats.Commtouch’s Command Antivirus utilizes a multi-layered approach to provide award winning malware detection and industry-leading performance.
Commtouch technology automatically analyzes billions of Internet transactions in real-time in its global data centers to identify new threats as they are initiated, enabling our partners to protect end-users from spam and malware, and ensure safe, compliant browsing. The company’s expertise in building efficient, massive-scale security services has resulted in mitigating Internet threats for thousands of organizations and hundreds of millions of users in 190 countries.
The key Commtouch services - Anti-Spam, Zero-Hour™ Virus Outbreak Protection, GlobalView™ Mail Reputation Services, GlobalView™ URL Filtering, and Command Antivirus® – all provide information for each other in a comprehensive, self-learning feedback loop that learns locally as well as globally. Relying on Commtouch enables licensing partners to focus on their own areas of expertise, secure in the knowledge that Commtouch is always well ahead of the latest Internet threats.
Commtouch was founded in 1991, is headquartered in Netanya, Israel, and has a subsidiary with offices in Sunnyvale, Calif and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
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