RE: Sourcefire Acquired by Check Point Software

["Sash" <swissc () blueyonder co uk>]

Ive had a lot of dealings with both companies so I guess ill say my two
peso's worth (Checkpoint not so much lately)

To answer your Q, I guess a few of things.

Marty is now more loaded then he was (on paper) and fair play, he's done
well and deserves it ;)

Checkpoint, historically, has been very selective and (i can only guess)
against buying other companies/tech. Its easy to assume they do it pretty
much to enhance massive gaps in their tech portfolio (which isn't anything
new).  In the traditional sense of Firewalls, they can't improve their fw-1
product that much more and nor can anyone else for that matter thus need to
branch out or else market share and revenue will steadily decline (possibly
has already thus instigating this purchase).  Where that particular part of
the industry is leading towards is "application intelligence" to coin
someone's term......  Now they have intellectual property of something that
understand apps/networks more than what they had (however is still not
perfect unlike something such as Kate Moss).  Drugs, 3-somes....However I
digress.

So together they can improve their IPS firewalling et al which both needs
improving IMHO.  IDS and monitoring (RNA style) is something different from
what CP have ever done.

However the interesting part, I think, will be where RNA will take
Checkpoint.  A dynamically controlled enterprise/network/app aware IPS/FW at
infrastructure/client sounds like a cool thing to me as long as the
foundations are solid.....  RNA is an innovative piece of tech as we know.

As for the whole open source thing, does it not seem that once things get to
some sort of critical mass that the whole "open source" thing fades a little
and the executive board starts to take over?.  Call me a cynic however it
does seem like a trend (all be it somewhat slow such as Nessus and snort
rules for example).  Im not sure what will happen specifically, however
surely with such a large user base of open source Snort!, closing the code
would bring a large backlash in the industry which is a complete opposite of
the Sourcefire paradigm now which has, to some degree, made it the company
that it is.  Something that the bean counters surely are aware of.  And
hell, free developers are free developers?.  Even better than off-shoring :)

I guess Sourcefire will breathe some fresh innovation and life into
Checkpoint which from my experience [Checkpoint] seemed to be somewhat
stagnant in recent years.  Firewall this, remote access that.... yada yada
yada - everyone can do it anyway no? and much cheaper.  

But who really knows anyway...

So I know its not heap overflows, shared sections and stuff but what about
the Yellow Suit's buying Bindview (to stay on the topic of world
domination).  A little bird told me that Bindview were getting some clients
that the Yellow's were bidding against and thought "hell, we'll just buy
'em" Gillette and Nestle style. 

I don't think it was in the song, sadly.

S


-----Original Message-----
From: Jose Ribeiro Junior [mailto:ribeiro () microcity com br] 
Sent: 06 October 2005 15:21
To: dailydave () lists immunitysec com
Subject: [Dailydave] Sourcefire Acquired by Check Point Software

hey guys.

What do you think about ?

-----Mensagem original-----
De: snort-ids-bounces () listas cipsga org br
[mailto:snort-ids-bounces () listas cipsga org br]Em nome de Alejandro
Flores
Enviada em: quinta-feira, 6 de outubro de 2005 09:38
Para: snort-ids () listas cipsga org br
Assunto: [Snort-BR] [Fwd: Sourcefire Acquired by Check Point Software]


Repassando.

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To: alejandro.flores () triforsec com br
Subject: Sourcefire Acquired by Check Point Software
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 07:18:27 -0400




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                            October 6, 2005
                                    
                          Dear Valued Partner:
                                    
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 RNAT 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. 
                                    
Our shared passion for excellence and Check Point's strong commitment to
  Sourcefire's employees, products, partners, customers and the SnortR
           community were paramount in making this decision. 
                                    
 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.
                                    
      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. 
                                    
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. 
                                    
                              Sincerely, 
                                    
                             Wayne Jackson
                                  CEO
                           Sourcefire, Inc. 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    


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