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BlackSpider Technologies Limited was a British software company founded in 2002 and subsequently acquired by SurfControl in July 2006.
| Industry | software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | John Cheney |
| Successor | SurfControl (July 2006) |
| Headquarters | Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
| Services | cloud computing services: * email spam * malware |
The Company provided cloud computing services for filtering email spam and other malware.[ citation needed]
History
BlackSpider was a start-up company founded in 2002 by John Cheney [1] in Reading, Berkshire, UK.
In January 2004 Casenove Private Equity invested £4.6m ($6.6m) in the business, [2] allowing the organisation to grow into the French and German markets.
In July 2006 SurfControl, a UK listed PLC, acquired BlackSpider for £19.5m in cash. [3]
At the point of acquisition BlackSpider had £4m in historic revenues, an operating loss of £3.1m and over 1,200 customers. [4]
In October 2007 Websense acquired SurfControl for approximately £204m. [5]
Following the acquisition of SurfControl by Websense, the original BlackSpider Management Team, including John Cheney, left to found Workbooks.com, a provider of web-based CRM software for small businesses. [6]
Products
MailControl was the brand name for BlackSpider Technologies email filtering services. These products are now sold by Forcepoint under the brand name Hosted Email Security. [7]
Notes
- ^ "Bloomberg Business Week". Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ Ruth Bojer (7 January 2004). "BlackSpider secures €6.6 million investment". Tornado Insider. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ John Leyden (23 July 2006). "SurfControl Snaps Up Blackspider". The Register. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ Will Sturgeon (13 July 2006). "SurfControl Catches Blackspider". Silicon.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Websense Completes Acquisition of SurfControl". Websense. 3 October 2007. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Workbooks.com Management Team". Workbooks.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ "Hosted Email Security". Websense. Retrieved 22 August 2010.