+1 I like GFI and I like Sunbelt. I just hope to positives coming together don't create a negative.
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If you receive this in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete this message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software I feel a little disappointed too, but....at least they weren't acquired by Symantec :-) On 13 July 2010 13:13, Andy Shook <andy.sh...@peak10.com<mailto:andy.sh...@peak10.com>> wrote: Well, well, well..... While I freely acknowledge there is more going on here than I will ever know. I can't help but feel let down. Alex\Sunbelt...why? You have such a good thing going, why change? Sunbelt is an industry leader as far as support and product reliability. Why does this feel like I just got kicked in the chest? Andy Shook Senior Sales Engineer | Peak 10, Inc. 8910 Lenox Pointe Drive, Suite B, Charlotte, NC 28273 office: (704) 264-1078 fax: (704) 264-1075 mobile: (803) 517-2168 email: andy.sh...@peak10.com<mailto:andy.sh...@peak10.com> www.peak10.com<http://www.peak10.com> -----Original Message----- From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com<mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com>] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: FW: Letter from Sunbelt CEO: GFI Acquires Sunbelt Software > 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 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
