> Today, it was announced that Sunbelt Software has been acquired by GFI > Software. The new combined entity will provide a wide range of security and > infrastructure software solutions, both on-premise and in the cloud. View > the press release here: > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Press/Releases/?id=362 > > This Wednesday, July 14th, GFI's CEO, Walter Scott and I will be holding a > webinar to discuss the transaction, which we invite you to attend. The details > of the webinar are as follows: > > CEO webinar for Partners: GFI's new acquisition > Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 > Time: 11:30am Eastern Time > Register here to attend > https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/294875025 > > First, let me say that we're thrilled to be part of the GFI team. Throughout > our discussions and interactions with GFI, we have been continually > impressed with their dedication to quality, customer service and superior > performance throughout the company. Both companies are similar in their > attitudes and practices with regard to customer service, product quality, > strategic vision, organizational styles and culture. > > On the technology side, the acquisition allows us to expand into several > areas, which we believe are essential for us to grow as a company and > continue to provide leading-edge technologies to our partners. These areas > include vulnerability assessment, patch management, data leakage > prevention, hosted/cloud-based technologies, and MSP solutions. > > No specific plans have been made yet in terms of product integration > strategies, but we are working with the GFI team to identify areas where > their technologies would complement our offerings. > > In addition to the technology side, GFI provides additional resources in terms > of capital, management expertise, systems and new markets that will > continue to propel our products and our teams to the highest level of > achievement possible. > > For the time being, both companies are hard at work, integrating the various > sales, marketing, finance, and technology teams. Our goal is to make the > combination of the companies as seamless as possible to you, and we will > continue to provide you with updates and information as we work to > combine the organizations. For now, nothing changes in how you do business > with Sunbelt. > > We appreciate your trust in us as a partner and will continue to work hard to > keep your loyalty and support. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your > Sunbelt representative or me personally if you have any questions or > comments. > > Kind regards, > > Alex Eckelberry > CEO
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