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• Packeteer Hints Tech M&A Still Active

  The M&A market may have slowed down a bit even in the tech sector, but there are still signs of life. Take Packeteer, the Cupertino, Calif.,-based bandwidth-management software company. It had drawn the attention of two hedge-funds controlled by Elliott Associates as well as a higher-priced offer from Blue...

  Blog posts 2008-04-21

  Tags: M&A, Packeteer, Blue Coat Systems Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Security, Investment, Finance, Kevin Kelleher

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• Blue Coat Outlines Plans to Revitalize Packeteer PacketShaper Product After Acquisition

  PacketShaper to Remain as a Standalone Product and Potential Future Technology SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced its initial plans to sell, support, and enhance the PacketShaper([R]) product once it completes the expected acquisition...

  Articles 2008-05-07

• Seven Summits Research Releases Alerts on BIDU, NUE, AA, FLR, and BCSI

  CHICAGO, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks. Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts are available at http://www.iotogo.com/s/050608B (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.) Today's PriceWatch Alerts...

  Articles 2008-05-06

• Companies Want Corporate Video Delivery and Management Included in WAN Optimization

  Demands for Internal Video Distribution as Part of WAN Optimization Increase by 50% over Last Year; Now Required by 30% to 40% of Customers SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced that internal studies it...

  Articles 2008-05-05

• Vericept Partners with Blue Coat Systems to Protect Intellectual Property and Valuable Sensitive Data

  Market Leaders Join Forces to Deliver Proxy-Based Controls for Data Loss Prevention in Web Communications LAS VEGAS -- Vericept Corporation, the leading provider of data leakage prevention (DLP) solutions and Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced a...

  Articles 2008-04-29

• R. E. Mason Company Selects Blue Coat for WAN Optimization Combined with Web Security and Control

  ProxySG Appliances Speed File Access While Enabling Branch Office Web Security for Direct Internet Access SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced that the R.E. Mason Company, a provider of leading process automation and asset...

  Articles 2008-04-29

• Blue Coat Introduces Technology Integration Partners Program

  Program Leverages Technologies to Promote Interoperability Between Blue Coat Products and Other Best-of-Breed Solutions SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), a leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced its Technology Integration Partners Program (Blue Coat TIP2). The program leverages relationships with technology...

  Articles 2008-04-28

• Expand Networks Offers Industry Commentary on Blue Coat Systems, Inc. Acquisition of Packeteer

  ROSELAND, N.J. -- Expand Networks, www.expand.com, a leading provider of application acceleration solutions over the wide area network (WAN), and recently positioned in the Gartner's Leaders Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers 2007, today released a statement based on the acquisition of Packeteer by Blue Coat Systems, Inc. earlier this week....

  Articles 2008-04-24

• Blue Coat Announces Private Placement of $80 Million in Convertible Notes to Partially Fund the Acquisition of Packeteer

  SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCSI), a leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced that it has agreed to issue zero coupon convertible notes, in the aggregate principal amount of $80 million, to Francisco Partners II, L.P. and an affiliate of Elliott Associates, L.P....

  Articles 2008-04-21

• Blue Coat to Acquire Packeteer to Offer Comprehensive Solution for WAN Optimization

  Acquisition Extends Leadership in WAN Optimization Market SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Packeteer, Inc. (Nasdaq:PKTR), a leader in WAN optimization and WAN traffic prioritization technologies,...

  Articles 2008-04-21

• Elliott Announces Termination of Tender Offer to Acquire Packeteer, Inc

  NEW YORK, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Elliott Associates, L.P., a private investment partnership involved in diversified trading programs, today announced that its affiliate, Elliott QoS LLC, has terminated its offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Packeteer, Inc. . The offer was scheduled to expire...

  Articles 2008-04-21

• First National Bank of South Africa Selects Blue Coat to Secure and Accelerate Web Content

  Blue Coat Appliances Provide Acceleration, Security and Control for Web Based Content over Internet Gateway for One of South Africa's Leading Banks SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCSI), the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced that First National Bank (FNB) in...

  Articles 2008-04-15

• Jefferson County Public Schools Use Blue Coat Appliances for Securing, Controlling and Accelerating Web Access

  ProxySG Appliances Manage Web Usage, Accelerate Content, Reduce Bandwidth Consumption and Protect Against Malware for Largest School District in Colorado SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced that Jefferson County Public Schools, the largest school...

  Articles 2008-04-14

• Alibaba.com Selects Blue Coat to Secure and Accelerate One of the World's Largest Online Marketplace Sites

  ProxySG Appliances Support Over 24 Million Users From Over 200 Countries and Reduce Load on Servers SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced that Alibaba.com, a company that operates one of the world's largest online...

  Articles 2008-04-07

• Seven Summits Research Releases Comments on GOOG, POT, JNPR, TM, and BCSI

  CHICAGO, April 4, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research releases NewsBites on key stocks. Seven Summits Strategic Investments NewsBites are available to all investors at: http://www.go7now.com/nb/0404Y (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.) Today's...

  Articles 2008-04-04

• BellwetherReport.com Free Analyst Review for CECO, COCO, BCSI and SYNM

  BellwetherReport.com is the leading onlinefinancial newsletter for investors seeking top independent and unbiasedresearch. Investors seeking free and unbiased research on the companiesmentioned in this release are encouraged to sign up to www.bellwetherreport.com for a free subscription to access these reports.Today, we have scheduled interviews with a number of the...

  Articles 2008-04-04

• Blue Coat WebPulse Service Hits 100 Million Requests Per Day

  Wireless News04-03-2008Blue Coat WebPulse Service Hits 100 Million Requests Per DayWIRELESS NEWS-April 3, 2008-Blue Coat WebPulse Service Hits 100 Million Requests Per Day (C)2008 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Blue Coat Systems, a provider of WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, announced that its WebPulse service, the real- time cloud...

  Articles 2008-04-03

• Blue Coat WebPulse Service Now Exceeds 100 Million Requests Per Day for Real-Time Web Protection

  Cloud Computing Service Provides Zero Minute Assessment of New Websites and Potential Malicious Threats to Blue Coat Users SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced that its WebPulse[TM] service, the real-time cloud computing security service...

  Articles 2008-03-31

• Telefonica O2 Deploying Blue Coat Appliances

  Wireless News03-28-2008Telefonica O2 Deploying Blue Coat AppliancesWIRELESS NEWS-March 28, 2008-Telefonica O2 Deploying Blue Coat Appliances (C)2008 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Blue Coat Systems, a provider of WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, announced that Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, a Czech Republic telecommunications provider, is using Blue Coat appliances to...

  Articles 2008-03-28

• Bank of Taiwan Uses Blue Coat

  Wireless News03-27-2008Bank of Taiwan Uses Blue CoatWIRELESS NEWS-March 27, 2008-Bank of Taiwan Uses Blue Coat (C)2008 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Blue Coat Systems announced that Bank of Taiwan has deployed Blue Coat ProxySG appliances to manage Web usage, accelerate content and applications, reduce bandwidth consumption and protect against Web viruses,...

  Articles 2008-03-27