Symantec Buys SafeWeb
News Security company Symantec has acquired SafeWeb, a maker of secure network devices, for $26m (£15.5m) in cash -- as the tide of consolidation continues to sweep through the security industry. By integrating SafeWeb's clientless VPN technology.we can...
[October 21, 2003, 12:20]
Time's Up For Secret Surfing
News Online start-up SafeWeb has dismantled its free privacy service, which sheltered individuals' identities and movements as they scanned the Web. SafeWeb, which was founded last year, will head down a similar path toward the security market.
[November 20, 2001, 12:23]
SSL Market Heats Up
News The big three in the industry are Aventail, Neoteris and SafeWeb, said Dave Kosiur, senior analyst for the Burton Group, an industry research firm. Two out of those three have been acquired recently: Neoteris was bought by network security...
[November 11, 2003, 10:55]
Hackers To Release Anti-censorship Tool
News These include the Freedom Internet browser and Web sites like SafeWeb, although the Chinese government tries to restrict access to certain services including SafeWeb. Brown adds that the use of this technology, coupled with the growth of services...
[April 30, 2001, 13:29]
Companies Showcase Online Safety Gadgets And Software
News This solves what I call little brother and big brother problems," said Jon Chun, president and cofounder of SafeWeb. SafeWeb offers a free service for those seeking shelter from the online tracking capabilities of employers, marketers, Web sites...
[December 6, 2000, 10:42]
Start-up Aims To Crack Laptop Encryption Market
News The founder of NAH6 knows all about flops such as Privada, abandoned software such as PGP and SafeWeb, and struggling firms such as Zero Knowledge. Rop Gonggrijp admits that it's not a promising time to start an Internet privacy company.
[July 18, 2002, 13:13]
Symantec Spend Up Still On
News The transaction represents the latest in a slew of buyouts made by Symantec, which announced last week that it had acquired SafeWeb, a maker of secure network devices, for $26m in cash. Security software maker Symantec extended its string of recent...
[October 28, 2003, 9:25]
Symantec To Buy Spam-blocker
News To this end, it has made a number of acquisitions in the past two years, including SafeWeb and On Technology. Security specialist Symantec announced on Wednesday that it plans to pay $370m (£209m) to acquire Brightmail, a maker of tools for...
[May 20, 2004, 9:20]
Virus Spree Keeps Symantec Healthy
News Symantec snapped up SafeWeb earlier this week, gaining technology for securely connecting to a company's network using browser-based SSL (secure sockets layer) encryption. Security company Symantec saw a sharp rise in sales and profits for its...
[October 23, 2003, 10:15]
Top Tech Companies Compete For Interns
News There's a lot of demand for top computer science undergrads and grads, both from start-ups and big companies, because there's growing recognition of the limited supply of the really talented students," said Stephen Hsu, a professor at the...
[July 4, 2007, 11:48]
TechXNY: Tech Companies Urged To Take After James Bond
News Some of the companies In-Q-Tel has invested in include Attensity, a Salt Lake City-based data integration company; Stratify, a database management company; and SafeWeb, a security company. The head of a government-based venture capital firm pleaded...
[June 28, 2002, 9:20]
