BlackSpider Technologies Limited

BlackSpider Technologies Limited was a British software company founded in 2002 and subsequently acquired by SurfControl in July 2006.

The Company provided cloud computing services for filtering email spam and other malware.

History

BlackSpider was a start-up company founded in 2002 by John Cheney[1] in Reading, Berkshire, UK.

In January 2004 Casenove Private Equity invested £4.6m ($6.6m) in the business,[2] allowing the organisation to grow into the French and German markets.

In July 2006 SurfControl, a UK listed PLC, acquired BlackSpider for £19.5m in cash.[3]

At the point of acquition BlackSpider had £4m in revenues, an operating loss of £3.1m and over 1,200 customers.[4]

In October 2007 Websense acquired SurfControl for approximately £204m.[5]

Following the acquisition of SurfControl by Websense, the original BlackSpider Management Team, including John Cheney, left to found Workbooks.com, a provider of web-based CRM software for small businesses.[6]

Products

MailControl was the brand name for BlackSpider Technologies email filtering services. These products are now sold by Websense under the brand name Hosted Email Security.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Bloomberg Business Week". Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  2. ↑ Ruth Bojer (7 January 2004). "BlackSpider secures €6.6 million investment". Tornado Insider. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  3. ↑ John Leyden (23 July 2006). "SurfControl Snaps Up Blackspider". The Register. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  4. ↑ Will Sturgeon (13 July 2006). "SurfControl Catches Blackspider". Silicon.com. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Websense Completes Acquisition of SurfControl". Websense. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Workbooks.com Management Team". Workbooks.com. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Hosted Email Security". Websense. Retrieved 22 August 2010.

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