Blue Coat Systems

Blue Coat Systems Inc.
Type Public (NASDAQ: BCSI)
Industry Application Delivery Network
Predecessor CacheFlow
Founded 1996
Headquarters Sunnyvale, California, United States
Key people Greg Clark, President and CEO
Products K9 Web Proxy, Proxy SG
Revenue US$496M (FY 2010)[1]
Operating income US$39.3M (FY 2010)[1]
Net income US$42.9M (FY 2010)[1]
Total assets US$696M (FY 2010)[2]
Total equity US$386M (FY 2010)[2]
Employees more than 1,250 (as of 2010)[3]
Website http://www.bluecoat.com/

Blue Coat Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: BCSI) is a network security and network management company based in Sunnyvale, California, United States. It identifies itself as an application delivery network (ADN) specialist.[4] [5] It was previously known as CacheFlow.

Contents

History

List of products

Acquisitions

In 2006, Blue Coat acquired NetCache from NetApp.[6][7]

In 2008, Blue Coat acquired Packeteer, a networking management company.[8] [9][10]

In 2010, Blue Coat acquired S7 Software Solutions, a provider of software migration products and services.[11]

On Dec. 9th, 2011 Blue Coat agreed to be acquired by Thoma Cressey Bravo for $1.3 billion. [12]

Involvement in Syria

In October 2011 it was reported [13] [14] that the US government is looking into claims made by Telecomix that the Syrian government is using the company's products in order to restrict internet access. The hacktivist group released 54Gb of log data alleged to have been taken from seven Blue Coat web gateway appliances. This showed that search terms including 'Israel' and 'proxy' were blocked in the country using the appliances. [15] Blue Coat has denied these allegations and says that it is possible that their equipment could be acquired via the grey market or on eBay.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Blue Coat Systems (BCSI) annual SEC income statement filing via Wikinvest.
  2. ^ a b Blue Coat Systems (BCSI) annual SEC balance sheet filing via Wikinvest.
  3. ^ "Blue Coat Systems Corporate Fact Sheet". http://www.bluecoat.com/doc/direct/10246. Retrieved March 29, 2011. 
  4. ^ Alva, Marilyn (October 22, 2009). "Bandwidth Police Help Keep Corporate Networks Humming". Investor's Business Daily. http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/509925/200910221805/Bandwidth-Police-Help-Keep-Corporate-Networks-Humming.aspx. Retrieved 7 March 2011. 
  5. ^ "Blue Coat swings to $8.4M Q2 profit". Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal. Tuesday, November 24, 2009. http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/11/23/daily33.html. Retrieved 27 December 2009. 
  6. ^ Chris Williams (23rd June 2006). "NetApp flogs NetCache to Blue Coat". The Register. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/23/netapp_sells_netcache/. 
  7. ^ Rebecca Munro (19 October 2006). "Blue Coat looks for partners to help NetCache transition". ARNnet. http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/167954/blue_coat_looks_partners_help_netcache_transition/. 
  8. ^ Greene, Tim (April 21, 2008). "Blue Coat to buy Packeteer Traffic shaping, application visibility, customer list are the reasons". Network World. http://wwww.networkworld.com/news/2008/042108-blue-coat-buys-packeteer.html. Retrieved 27 December 2009. 
  9. ^ Lawson, Stephen (April 21, 2008). "Blue Coat to Acquire Packeteer for $268 Million". PC World. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144902/blue_coat_to_acquire_packeteer_for_268_million.html. Retrieved 27 December 2009. 
  10. ^ Press release - Blue Coat Completes Acquisition of Packeteer June 9, 2008
  11. ^ "Blue Coat Systems acquires S7 Software Solutions". Reuters. February 12, 2010. http://in.reuters.com/article/2010/02/12/idINIndia-46123720100212. Retrieved March 29, 2011. 
  12. ^ "Blue Coat Agrees to be Acquired by Private Equity Firm Thoma Bravo". December 9, 2011. http://www.bluecoat.com/company/press-releases/blue-coat-agrees-be-acquired-private-equity-firm-thoma-bravo. 
  13. ^ "US probes Syria's use of internet blocking equipment". BBC. October 24, 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/technology-15437696. Retrieved October 25, 2011. 
  14. ^ "Syria using American software to censor Internet, experts say". The Washington Post. October 22, 2010. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/syria-using-american-software-to-censor-internet-experts-say/2011/10/22/gIQA5mPr7L_story.html. Retrieved October 25, 2011. 
  15. ^ "Blue Coat denies sale to Syrian censors". Information age. October 25, 2010. http://www.information-age.com/channels/security-and-continuity/news/1663973/blue-coat-denies-sale-to-syrian-censors.thtml. Retrieved October 25, 2011. 

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