Normally things quiet down in the summer, but this year is different. This summer has seen some major couplings of technology security powerhouses and large IT vendors looking to fortify their portfolios, gain access to new markets, establish new customer bases, fortify their position against competitors and more. Since late April, there has been well over $12.7 billion in mergers and acquisition activity within the technology security space alone. Here are 10 of the biggest deals to go down.
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HP Buys Fortify
Date: August Price Tag: Rumored to be at least $200 million Specialty Gained: Software security
CA Technologies Buys Arcot
Date: August Price Tag: $250 million Specialty Gained: Fraud prevention and authentication
IBM Buys BigFix
Date: July Price Tag: $400 million Specialty Gained: Endpoint security and monitoring
Symantec Buys PGP and Guardian Edge
Date: April Price Tag: $370 million Specialty Gained: Encryption
3M Buys Cogent
Date: August Price Tag: $943 million Specialty Gained: Biometric security
Symantec Buys Verisign's Authentication Business
Date: May Price Tag: $1.28 billion Specialty Gained: SSL authentication
Trustwave Buys Breach Security
Date: June Price Tag: Undisclosed Specialty Gained: Web application firewalls
VMware Buys TriCipher
Date: August Price Tag: Rumored to be $118 million Specialty Gained: Authentication
HP Buys ArcSight
Date: September Price Tag: $1.5 billion Specialty Gained: Security Information and Event Monitoring
Intel Buys McAfee
Date: August Price Tag: $7.6 billion Specialty Gained: Security across the enterprise and across all types of infrastructure
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