Deal summary
Webroot, the provider of security software, has acquired Email Systems, the provider of enterprise security and compliance software.
- Webroot bought Email Systems’ Web-based services under the brand name Webroot Email Security SaaS
- This gave Webroot a new line of “software as a service” (SaaS) products to complement its existing security software.
About Webroot
Webroot Inc. is an American privately-held cybersecurity software company that provides Internet security for consumers and businesses. The company was founded in Boulder, Colorado, US and is now headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, and has US operations in San Mateo and San Diego, and globally in Australia, Austria, Ireland, Japan and the United Kingdom. The international headquarters is located in Dublin, Ireland.
About Email Systems
Based in Westerham, U.K., Email Systems sold e-mail, Web, and data archiving management services. The company also had offices in France, Sweden, Holland and Australia, and its services managed 2.5 million mailboxes.
"Webroot Email Security SaaS will be an important piece to the layered security approach by offering levels of network protection beyond what an on-premise solution can provide"
