Re: Sourcefire Acquired by Check Point Software

[Johnathan Norman <jnorman () shellc0de org>]

It was also announced that Nessus is going to be closed source. Snort  
will become less and less open while checkpoint makes attempts to  
squeeze any dollar they can out of it. I am sure they will put a nice  
price tag on rule updates.

Johnathan

On Oct 6, 2005, at 9:20 AM, Jose Ribeiro Junior wrote:

> hey guys.
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> What do you think about ?
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> [mailto:snort-ids-bounces () listas cipsga org br]Em nome de Alejandro
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> Enviada em: quinta-feira, 6 de outubro de 2005 09:38
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> Assunto: [Snort-BR] [Fwd: Sourcefire Acquired by Check Point Software]
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> Subject: Sourcefire Acquired by Check Point Software
> Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 07:18:27 -0400
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>                             October 6, 2005
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>                           Dear Valued Partner:
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> We are very excited to announce that Check Point has signed an  
> agreement
> to acquire Sourcefire. We expect that this acquisition will allow  
> us to
>  address growing customer requirements for a unified security offering
> that integrates IPS and RNA™ with firewalls, VPNs, gateways and  
> Security
>   Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions. We share a common
>   vision of integrating network and endpoint intelligence with network
> security, and we expect Check Point’s substantial technical,  
> financial,
>  channel and industry strengths will allow us to accelerate our  
> pace of
>  innovation while reaching a global market of enthusiastic Check Point
>                         partners and customers.
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> Our shared passion for excellence and Check Point’s strong  
> commitment to
>   Sourcefire’s employees, products, partners, customers and the Snort®
>            community were paramount in making this decision.
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>  Check Point is known as one of most channel friendly companies in the
>  industry, and we look forward to leveraging Check Point’s  
> expertise in
>    working with channel partners. Many of you are already Check Point
>  partners and will easily understand the value that the combination of
>    Check Point and Sourcefire technology will bring to the market. We
>    believe Sourcefire products and technologies will strengthen Check
>   Point’s unified security architecture and will further enhance Check
>   Point's position in providing customers with the most comprehensive
> internal security solutions. For our partners, this means  
> delivering an
>        integrated best-of-breed solution to ensure your success.
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>       Thank you to all of our Sourcefire partners for your part in
> Sourcefire’s success to-date. It was your sophisticated  
> understanding of
> what it really takes to protect your customer’s networks that led  
> you to
> sell and install Sourcefire products. For those partners who  
> contributed
>  to our extremely successful 3rd quarter, thank you! We look  
> forward to
> repeating that same success during the 4th quarter, and to  
> continuing to
>   work with you to provide these technologies and products as part of
>                        Check Point during 2006.
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> The acquisition is subject to regulatory conditions and approvals  
> and is
>   expected to close by Q106. You can review the press release and FAQ
>    documents at http://www.checkpoint.com/sourcefire. If you have any
>    questions, I encourage you to contact your local channel manager.
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>                               Sincerely,
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>                              Wayne Jackson
>                                   CEO
>                            Sourcefire, Inc.
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