As announced today, OpenDNS will become a Cisco company for $635 million, payable in cash.
Η OpenDNS είναι μια ιδιωτική εταιρεία ασφάλειας στο Σαν Φρανσίσκο, που προσφέρει επιλογές protectionς phishing και φιλτραρίσματος περιεχομένου με δικά της DNS (Domain Name System).
Cisco on the other hand, is a company that designs and supplies networking equipment, and cloud security solutions. So you will benefit from it platform OpenDNS cloud, which is accessible to more than 65 million users on a daily basis.
Commenting on the takeover in a post at blog today, Hilton Romanski, senior vice president and head of Cisco's business development, said he would allow his company to provide better protection against threats to network entry points that are not tracked and potentially unsafe.
By combining the solutions security από τις δύο εταιρείες, οι πελάτες θα επωφεληθούν από τη βελτίωση της προστασίας για όλα τα στάδια (πριν, κατά τη διάρκεια και μετά) μιας επίθεσης που συμβαίνει στο δίκτυό τους.
“OpenDNS has a strong team with deep security expertise that inclpays Cisco's vision of security. Together, we will help our customers protect and expand their network," he added.
The OpenDNS team will be part of the Cisco Security Business Group, headed by David Goeckeler, Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer.
If all the conditions are met, the acquisition is expected to be completed in the first quarter of fiscal year 2016.
