Optenet

Optenet was a global security company that provides customers with a multi-tenant Secure Web Gateway and an e-mail infrastructure solution primarily for carriers, managed security service providers (MSSPs) and large enterprises.[1]In March 2015, Allot acquired Optenet.

Optenet, Inc.
Industrycomputer security
Founded1997
HeadquartersMadrid, San Sebastian Spain and Miami, Florida, U.S.
Key people
Francisco Martín, CEO
Omar Aguirre, CCO
Servicescontent security, web security, email security, malware protection, Security-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Number of employees
150+
Websitewww.optenet.com

History

Optenet is a private company that was a spin-off from the University of Navarra's Engineering Faculty and San Sebastian's Research Centre in San Sebastian, Spain. It provides customers with a multi-tenant secure web gateway and an e-mail infrastructure solution primarily for carriers, managed security service providers (MSSPs) and large enterprises that want to create service offerings for their own clients.[2] Its product Optenet WebSecure was recently awarded with five stars in SC Magazine’s Web Content Management Group Test,[3] defining it as a 'Solid' Web Security solution.. In March 2015,Allot acquired Optenet[4][5].

Cool Vendor

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.[6]

References
  1. Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2011, Lawrence Orans, Peter Firstbrook, 25 May 2011, page 22
  2. Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2011, Lawrence Orans, Peter Firstbrook, 25 May 2011, page 22
  3. "SC Magazine’s Web Content Management Group Test, 2011" (January 3, 2011)
  4. "Allot Communications completes acquisition of Optenet's Operations". Reuters. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  5. "Allot Communications Completes Acquisition of Optenet's Operations, a Leading Security-as-a-Service Solution Provider". Allot. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  6. Gartner, Inc. Cool Vendors in Communications Service Provider Infrastructure, 2011, Akshay K. Sharma, Deborah Kish, 20 Abril, 2011., page 6
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