Hewlett-Packard buys ArcSight enterprise security company for $ 1.5 billion. Holy Uolle has more:
(Purchase remains HP) spending Spree, which began after the head Mark Hurd resigned last month.The deal is the latest purchase small security firm by a huge technology trends, while some see as the biggest tech considers the importance of including the safety of their product portfolio. ArSight makes software that monitors networks for unusual activity, such as hacker attempts to break into the system.
ArcSight deal continues DR. push software and other areas outside the major computer hardware companies that started on Hurd. software, online storage and services – all areas where DR. has expanded recently to have higher margins than basic personal computers and servers., DR. leaders have repeatedly said that the company will continue its expansion strategy.
"This purchase," Said Katherine at Egbert, an analyst at Jefferies ' can stimulate the large software vendors (ISVs), systems and equipment to evaluate the importance of security for their product portfolio, thus sparking a wave of consolidation is possible – like happened a few years ago in [bi] and intelligence. "
HP also recently bought a corporate storage company 3Par, winning the bidding war against Dell.
HP'S deep pockets will serve him well in the war, he began last week with the former CEO Mark Hurd.
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