Blue Coat has unvelied a new plan to rebuild its position inthe WAN optimisation market and announced the appointment of David Murphy as new president and COO. After February’s announcement that Blue Coat would be acquired by private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo, which both makes Blue Coat a private…
Blue Coat Systems taken private for $1.3 billion cash
Security vendor Blue Coat Systems is once again a private company after the company’s shareholders confirmed a December takeover that values the company at $1.3 billion (£830 million). The acquisition by private equity company Thoma Bravo brings full circle over a decade of quoted existence after Blue Coat (then called…
Apple and Google told to improve smartphone security by Blue Coat
Blue Coat US vice president of cloud services Anthony James says the practice of “security by obscurity” on Apple iOS needs to improve as smartphone adoption increases, while he also criticised Google Android for its open operating system. James, an ex-pat Australian who has worked in the US for 10…