RSA Security

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RSA, The Security Division of EMC

Type	Division (organization) of EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC)
Founded	1986
Headquarters	Bedford, Massachusetts
Key people	Arthur W. Coviello, Jr., President
Industry	Security Software and Services
Products	Security Software
Revenue	$307 million USD (2004)
Employees	~1,144 (2004)
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Website	www.rsa.com

RSA, The Security Division of EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, and maintains offices in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Japan.

RSA organizes the annual RSA conference. RSA's well-known products include the RSA BSAFE cryptography libraries and the SecurID authentication token.

RSA stands for the founders' last names: Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir and Len Adleman; who are also co-inventors of the RSA public key cryptography algorithm.

[edit] History

In 1995 RSA sent a handful of people across the hall to found Digital Certificates International better known as VeriSign.
The company, then called Security Dynamics, acquired RSA Data Security in July 1996 and DynaSoft AB in 1997.
In February 2001, it acquired Xcert International, Inc., a privately held company that developed and delivered digital certificate-based products for securing e-business transactions.
In May 2001, it acquired 3-G International, Inc., a privately held company that developed and delivered smart card and biometric authentication products.
In August 2001, it acquired Securant Technologies, Inc., a privately held company that produced ClearTrust, an identity management product.
In December 2005, it acquired Cyota, a privately held company specializing in online security and anti-fraud solutions for financial institutions.
In April 2006 it acquired PassMark Security
On June 29, 2006 it was announced that EMC Corporation will acquire RSA Security for $2.1 billion.[1]
On September 14, 2006 RSA stockholders approved the acquisition of the company by EMC Corporation [2][3]