Optenet
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Optenet, Inc. |
| logo | Optenet_last_logo.png |
| foundation | |
| founder | Francisco Martín Abreu, José Miguel Martín Abreu. |
| location | Madrid and San Sebastián, Spain and Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| hq_location_city | Miami, Florida |
| hq_location_country | USA |
| num_locations | 5 commercial & support locations |
| area_served | Europe, East Orient, South & North America |
| key_people | Francisco Martín Abreu, CEO |
| Omar Aguirre (Mexicain), CCO | |
| José Miguel Martín Abreu, RDO | |
| products | Optenet Web Suite, COTTA, Wolf. |
| production | 90,000,000 installations on man-of-the-street computers |
| native_name_lang | English |
| type | Privately held company |
| industry | Computer and Internet security |
| fate | Acquired by Israelian company Allot (1000 employees) in 2015 |
| services | Content security, web security, email security, malware protection, Security-as-a-Service (SaaS) |
| owner | Business Angels |
| num_employees | 150+ |
| divisions | 2 |
| homepage | |
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| name = Optenet, Inc. | logo = Optenet_last_logo.png | logo_alt = | foundation = | founder = Francisco Martín Abreu, José Miguel Martín Abreu. | location = Madrid and San Sebastián, Spain and Miami, Florida, U.S. | hq_location_city = Miami, Florida | hq_location_country = USA | num_locations = 5 commercial & support locations | area_served = Europe, East Orient, South & North America | key_people = Francisco Martín Abreu, CEO Omar Aguirre (Mexicain), CCO José Miguel Martín Abreu, RDO | products = Optenet Web Suite, COTTA, Wolf. | production = 90,000,000 installations on man-of-the-street computers | native_name_lang = English | type = Privately held company | industry = Computer and Internet security | fate = Acquired by Israelian company Allot (1000 employees) in 2015 | services = Content security, web security, email security, malware protection, Security-as-a-Service (SaaS) | owner = Business Angels | num_employees = 150+ | divisions = 2 | homepage = Optenet was a global security company that provides customers with a multi-tenant Secure Web Gateway and with an antispam and antiphishing software. Primarily for carriers, managed security service providers and large enterprises. In March 2015, Allot acquired Optenet.
History
Optenet was a private company that was a spin-off of the University of Navarra's Engineering Faculty and San Sebastián's Research Centre in San Sebastian, Spain. An internal study by a teacher in computer science, Francisco Martín Abreu, on antispam for the Spanish language proved that there was none efficient enough. Optenet was founded to fill this need. It provides customers with a multi-tenant secure web gateway and an e-mail infrastructure solution primarily for carriers, managed security service providers and large enterprises that want to create service offerings for their own clients. Its product Optenet WebSecure was recently awarded five stars in SC Magazine's Web Content Management Group Test, defining it as a 'Solid' Web Security solution.. In March 2015, Allot acquired Optenet for $38 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.allot.com/corporate/media-center/press-releases/allot-communications-completes-acquisition-of-optenets-operations-a-leading-security-as-a-service-solution-provider/ | title=Allot Communications Completes Acquisition of Optenet's Operations, a Leading Security-as-a-Service Solution Provider| publisher=Allot | access-date=6 May 2020}}
Distinctions & achievements
Optenet has been named a "Cool Vendor" by Gartner for its innovative Multi-tenant technology in 2011, in Gartner's report, "Cool Vendors in Communications Service Provider Infrastructure 2011," authored by Akshay Sharma and Deborah Kish.
References
References
- Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2011, Lawrence Orans, Peter Firstbrook, 25 May 2011, page 22
- [http://www.scmagazineus.com/optenet-websecure/review/3438/ "SC Magazine’s Web Content Management Group Test, 2011" (January 3, 2011)]
- (2015-02-24). "Allot acquires IT security co Optenet for $38m - Globes".
- (24 March 2015). "Allot Communications completes acquisition of Optenet's Operations". Reuters.
- Gartner, Inc. Cool Vendors in Communications Service Provider Infrastructure, 2011, Akshay K. Sharma, Deborah Kish, 20 Abril, 2011., page 6
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