HP Continues Shopping Spree; Buys Security Software Company Arcsight For $1.5B In Cash

Monday, 13 September 2010 13:44

HP Continues Shopping Spree; Buys Security Software Company Arcsight For $1.5B In Cash

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As rumored yesterday, HP has signed an agreement to buy security software company Arcsight for $1.5 million of $43.50 per share. This acquisition follows HP's

$2.3 billion acquisition of data storage company 3PAR. Arcsight provides security and compliance management software that identifies and mitigate business risk for enterprises, MSSPs and government agencies. The software products are designed to protect enterprises from external security attacks, insider threats and compliance breaches.