Friday 6 May 2011

Sophos Acquires Internet Security Appliance Maker Astaro

UK-based security software maker Sophos has acquired Astaro, a privately-held provider of network security solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Astaro booked $56 million in billings last year, which makes it the fourth largest dedicated unified threat management (UTM) provider in the world.
source - http://www.techcrunchit.com/2011/05/06/sophos-acquires-internet-security-appliance-maker-astaro/

Wednesday 4 May 2011

Warner Bros. Acquires Rotten Tomatoes

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has acquired social movie discovery site Flixster. The acquisition also includes Rotten Tomatoes, a movie review site Flixster acquired from News Corp. last year. Under the terms of the deal, Flixster will continue to operate independently and will expand its services beyond movie discovery. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
source - http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/04/warner-bros-acquires-social-movie-site-flixster-and-rotten-tomatoes/