BlackSpider Technologies Limited
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BlackSpider Technologies Limited was a British
software company founded in 2002 and subsequently acquired by SurfControl
in July 2006.
The Company provided Cloud Computing
services for filtering email spam and other malware
.
founded in 2002 by John Cheney. in Reading
, Berkshire
, UK.
In January 2004 Casenove Private Equity invested £4.6m ($6.6m) in the business,, allowing the organisation to grow into the French and Germany Markets.
In July 2006, SurfControl
a UK listed PLC acquired BlackSpider for £19.5m in cash.
At the point of acquition BlackSpider had £4m in revenues and an operating loss of £3.1m and over 1,200 customers.
In October 2007 Websense
acquired Surfcontrol
for appromixately £204m.
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..
under the brand name Hosted Email Security.
United Kingdom
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software company founded in 2002 and subsequently acquired by SurfControl
SurfControl
SurfControl Plc., was a British software company based in Cheshire, England. The company provided website filtering, e-mail filtering and desktop security software for both enterprise and home users....
in July 2006.
The Company provided Cloud Computing
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
services for filtering email spam and other malware
Malware
Malware, short for malicious software, consists of programming that is designed to disrupt or deny operation, gather information that leads to loss of privacy or exploitation, or gain unauthorized access to system resources, or that otherwise exhibits abusive behavior...
.
History
BlackSpider was a startup companyStartup company
A startup company or startup is a company with a limited operating history. These companies, generally newly created, are in a phase of development and research for markets...
founded in 2002 by John Cheney. in Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, UK.
In January 2004 Casenove Private Equity invested £4.6m ($6.6m) in the business,, allowing the organisation to grow into the French and Germany Markets.
In July 2006, SurfControl
SurfControl
SurfControl Plc., was a British software company based in Cheshire, England. The company provided website filtering, e-mail filtering and desktop security software for both enterprise and home users....
a UK listed PLC acquired BlackSpider for £19.5m in cash.
At the point of acquition BlackSpider had £4m in revenues and an operating loss of £3.1m and over 1,200 customers.
In October 2007 Websense
Websense
Websense is a San Diego-based company specializing in Web security gateway software. It enables clients to block access to chosen categories of websites.-History:Websense was founded by Phil Trubey in 1994...
acquired Surfcontrol
SurfControl
SurfControl Plc., was a British software company based in Cheshire, England. The company provided website filtering, e-mail filtering and desktop security software for both enterprise and home users....
for appromixately £204m.
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..
Products
MailControl was the brand name for BlackSpider Technologies email filtering services. These products are now sold by WebsenseWebsense
Websense is a San Diego-based company specializing in Web security gateway software. It enables clients to block access to chosen categories of websites.-History:Websense was founded by Phil Trubey in 1994...
under the brand name Hosted Email Security.