BlackSpider Technologies Limited
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.
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 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". 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. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ↑ "Websense Completes Acquisition of SurfControl". Websense. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ↑ "Workbooks.com Management Team". Workbooks.com. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ↑ "Hosted Email Security". Websense. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
External links
- Companies House, UK Company Number: 04447164
- Insider Article - 7 January 2004
- Silicon Article Surfcontrol Catches Blackspider - 16 July 2006
- John Layden, The Register - 13 July 2006
- Websense Investor Release - 3 October 2007