SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) recently announced an agreement to acquire Securent, Inc., a 2007 Hot Companies awards winner and 2008 Hot Companies Finalist. This is not the first time that an Info Security Products Company Hot Company has been acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc. Hot Companies have also been acquired by other larger IT companies in recent years too. The Info Security Products Guide Hot Companies analysis is based on stringent 4Ps (People, Products, Performance and Potential).
The Hot Company list expands in 2008 to also include companies that meet the 4Ps criteria in other areas of information technology including security, storage, wireless, networking, communications and software. And raising the bar even higher, successful companies should strive to remain in the Hot Companies list each year to demonstrate consistency and not to stumble off the list.
CEOs and senior executives interested in face-to-face meetings and joining the IT industry senior executive network that meets once every year to discuss industry directions, acquisition, merger strategies and possibilities, venture capital, funding, strategic alliance with industry peers and business development, can attend the 2008 Executive Summit being held at Technosium 2008. Please download the application at: http://www.technosium.com/executivesummit/ To gain greater visibility and exhibit products at Technosium 2008 Expo, please visit: http://www.technosium.com/exhibitor/
The 2008 Hot Companies Finalists from around the world include A10 Networks; Alert Logic; APTARE; Arcot Systems; Array Networks; ARX; Arxan; Asempra Technologies; AT&T; BladeLogic; Blade Network Technologies; BlueCat Networks; Blue Coat Systems; BorderWare; Brabeion Software; Bradford Network; Cenzic; CommVault; CoSosSys; Courion; Covergence; Critical Links SA; Critical Watch; Crossroads; Cyberoam; DataDirect Networks; Diligent Technologies; EdenTree Technologies; eIQnetworks; EMC Corporation; Engate Technology Corporation; Entrust; EVault (Seagate); Fiberlink Communications; ForeScout; Gemalto; GFI Software; GTB Technologies; Guardian Analytics; Horizon Services Group; Imprivata; Ingrian Networks; Insightix; Kazeon Systems; Lancope; Liquid Machines; Lockdown Networks; M-Tech Information Technology, Inc.; Mirage Networks; Mobilisa; Modulo Security; nCircle Network Security; NeoAccel; NetXen; Nevis Networks; Nextrials, Inc.; Oakley; PGP Corp; Pillar Data Systems; Privacyware; Privaris; Protegrity; Quest Software; Rapid7; Red Hat, Inc.; Redback; RedCannon Security; Redseal Systems; Reflexion Networks, Inc.; SailPoint Technologies; SECNAP Network Security Corp; Securent; Sensory Networks; Sophos; Splunk; SSH Communications; St. Bernard; Thru, Inc.; Thureon; Top Layer Networks; TOPRAM; Truston; Tzero Technologies; Unitrends; Vericept; Vigilar; Yosemite Technologies.
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