14 DAY TRIAL // Security for e-mail and web appliances is bound to get better as Barracuda Networks just acquired Netcontinuum which is a great provider of Application Firewalls. This new acquisition means that they can now expand customer adoption of Application Delivery Controllers NetContinuum.
"NetContinuum is a recognized leader in the ADC market and this acquisition will enable Barracuda Networks to offer easy-to-use appliances that secure Web sites", said Dean Drako, president and CEO of Barracuda Networks. "By combining Barracuda Networks' strengths and sales channel reach with very mature and highly acclaimed NetContinuum products, we are confident that we will deliver industry-leading capabilities to a set of customers who had previously been unable to deploy Web site security solutions."
They are assisting e-commerce providers with growing PCI Compliance Pressure and as part of this acquisition, they plan to maintain support for NetContinuum's existing products as well. "We are finding that a large number of e-commerce providers are not protecting their Web sites, leaving their Web sites vulnerable to attacks that gain unauthorized access, steal customer data, or deface the Web site itself", said Stephen Pao, vice president of product management for Barracuda Networks. "Barracuda Networks is skilled in taking complex technology, making it very straightforward and packaging it in an easy to use appliance for businesses of all sizes."
In any case, I've seen companies that develop a new department and try to assess security - this sometimes works and sometimes doesn't, fact which depends on how good the men in that department are; still, marketing techniques matter as well. But when a company buys another smaller one, that already had the right employees and was already successful, this can only be great for security software development, since those people already know their trade.
You may see more about Barracuda Network on their official website.