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Arbor Networks Buys Ellacoya

Grant Gross writes on InfoWorld:

Network security vendor Arbor Networks has reached an agreement to acquire Ellacoya Networks, a provider of broadband optimization products, the companies announced Thursday.

The acquisition allows Arbor to take advantage of an increased focus on traffic and service management by broadband providers, the company said. Arbor focuses on protecting service provider networks from security threats such as denial-of-service attacks, botnets and worms, while Ellacoya focuses on deep packet inspection products and services, allowing service providers to prioritize traffic on a per-subscriber and per-application basis. Service providers also use Ellacoya products to deliver digital video and other broadband services.

The companies did not disclose the terms of the deal. The privately owned Ellacoya is based in Merrimack, N.H.

posted by Fergie @ 1/17/2008 11:50:00 AM