Press Releases from Blue Coat Systems (55 total)
Blue Coat Appoints Chris Moore as Head of Middle East Sales Team
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 20th February 2013 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. a market and technology leader of Web security and WAN optimisation solutions, today announced the appointment of Chris Moore as the Regional Sales Director for its operations in the Middle East. The appointment comes at a time when Blue Coat is poised to expand its presence in the region.
Reporting directly to the Vice President of EMEA Sales, Stuart…
Borusan Holdings in Egypt Enhances Web Access Control and Security with Blue Coa …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 18th February, 2013 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a market leader in Web security and WAN optimization, has announced the successful installation of the Blue Coat ProxySG 900 appliance for Turkish conglomerate, Borusan Holdings. The Group's employees are now protected by Blue Coat's market leading secure web gateway appliance, which delivers visibility, control and security of internet activity with the addition benefit of vastly improved bandwidth…
‘Exploit Kits are the Latest Weapons of Cyber Destruction’, Warns Security E …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 4 February, 2013: Malware is a business; people make their living writing and distributing it. Exploit kits are an effective and streamlined methodology of distributing malware; they allow the ‘Bad Guys’ to distribute payloads at a higher level than we have seen in the past. For this reason we've seen exploit kits grow in popularity over the last few years.
Chris Larsen, Malware Research Team Leader at…
Lebanon’s Leading ISP Boosts Customer Experience and Reduces Costs with Blue C …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 16th January, 2013 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a market leader in Web security and WAN optimization, today announced that IDM, Lebanon’s leading Internet Service Provider (ISP), is optimizing the delivery of Web content with Blue Coat® CacheFlow® appliances to improve customer experience and reduce bandwidth costs. By significantly reducing IDM’s server footprint and related management expenses, the CacheFlow appliances provided an immediate return on…
Bring-Your-Own-Device Creates Bandwidth Burden on Corporate Networks; Effective …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 13th January, 2013: In a recent experiment, Blue Coat tracked the bandwidth burden of one employee with two iOS devices (an iPhone and iPad). For just those two weeks, the bandwidth impact on the corporate network was more than 39GB.
BYOD adoption has increased 15-fold since 2009 with 1.02 billion BYOD devices expected by the end of 2012. According to the recent Global…
Blue Coat to Acquire Crossbeam Systems
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 19, 2012 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a market leader in Web security and optimization, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Crossbeam Systems, Inc., a proven leader in delivering scalable network security. The acquisition brings together two market leaders that deliver complementary technologies to scale and secure the world’s largest and most complex networks. By acquiring Crossbeam, Blue…
Blue Coat Warns that the Cyber Crime Landscape in the Middle East Will Continue …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 18th December, 2012: The Middle East has witnessed a number of high-profile cyber attacks this year, largely on account of the political unrest in the region. Large enterprises including Saudi Arabia's national oil company, Saudi Aramco and Qatar's natural gas firm RasGas have fallen victim to these malicious attacks and have prompted some countries like the UAE to begin setting up government bodies that will be…
Blue Coat Enables Businesses to Embrace Web and Cloud-based Applications and Ass …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 12, 2012 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a market leader in Web security and WAN optimization, today introduced new updates for Blue Coat® PacketShaper® appliances that enable businesses to fully embrace Web, cloud and mixed-use recreational applications on the corporate network while providing a high quality user experience for maximum employee productivity. The newest advances for PacketShaper appliances provide visibility into Web applications and…
Blue Coat Set to Demonstrate Industry Leading WAN Optimisation and Web-Security …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 9th October, 2012 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a market and technology leader of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, announced its participation at GITEX Technology Week 2012. The company will be demonstrating its entire suite of application delivery networking solutions that provide the visibility, acceleration and security required to optimize and secure the flow of information to any user, on any network, anywhere.
Speaking about the…
Blue Coat Introduces Secure Web Gateway Virtual Appliance for Small Branch Offic …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 3 October, 2012 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a market leader in Web security and WAN optimization, today introduced its Secure Web Gateway Virtual Appliance for small branch offices. The new Virtual Appliance extends the same depth of protection and control delivered by the Blue Coat® ProxySG® appliances to small branch office locations with limited space and IT resources. The new Virtual Appliance complements…
Blue Coat Leads Worldwide and EMEA Markets for Content Security Gateway Web Appl …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, September 20, 2012 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a market leader in Web security and WAN optimization, today announced that it leads the worldwide and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) markets for Content Security Gateway Web/malware appliances according to the latest market share report from Infonetics Research. In EMEA, Blue Coat has 44 percent market share, nearly triple that of its closest competitor. …
Search Engine Poisoning (SEP) Fails to 'Meddle' with Olympic Search Queries
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, September 11, 2012 – Following previous research into Search Engine Poisoning attacks, Blue Coat Systems, the market leader in Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today released its findings on this type of attack during the 2012 Olympic Games. The research has shown that of the 28,227 successful SEP attacks, which took place during the 26 days leading up to the Olympics and the first 13…
Blue Coat Names Security Market Visionary Dr. Hugh Thompson as Senior Vice Presi …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, September 4, 2012 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today announced that it has named Dr. Hugh Thompson as senior vice president and chief security strategist. Dr. Thompson is a luminary in the security industry and has co-authored three books and more than 80 academic and industry publications on information security. In his new role,…
Blue Coat Warns that ‘Search Engine Poisoning’ Poses Greater Threat to Inter …
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, August 15, 2012 – Contrary to popular belief, internet users are shown to be more at risk of downloading malicious content while using popular search engine websites such as Google, Bing and Yahoo than they are using email. New research conducted by Blue Coat Systems shows that a whopping 40 percent of the time users unwittingly find malware through poisoned search engine results. The same Blue…
Blue Coat Positioned in Leaders Quadrant of Secure Web Gateway Magic Quadrant
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 10, 2012 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc., the technology leader in Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today announced it has been positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway by research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc.1 Blue Coat serves the Secure Web Gateway market with Unified Security solutions, combining Global Threat Defense, Universal Policy and Unified Reporting seamlessly across…
Blue Coat Leads the Secure Web Gateway Market According to Market Share Report
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 5, 2012 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc., the technology leader in Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today announced it led the Secure Web Gateway market in 2011, according to the latest market share report from research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc. [1] In the report, Blue Coat is the leader with 17 percent of the $1.95 billion Secure Web Gateway market, which combines both…
Blue Coat Appoints Venkat Raghavan as Senior Vice President of Research and Deve …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 27, 2012 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc., the technology leader in Web security and WAN optimization solutions, announced that IBM veteran, Venkat Raghavan has joined as senior vice president of research and development. Venkat brings a 20 year track record of delivering world-class enterprise security products and market-leading innovation to Blue Coat. Venkat will lead the company’s product management and research and development organization,…
Blue Coat Introduces Free, Family-Safe Web Browser to Protect Children and Famil …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 10, 2012 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc., the technology leader in Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today announced the availability of K9™ Web Protection Browser for Android, extending Blue Coat’s initiative to provide safe Internet access on mobile devices. The new app protects individuals and families from malicious threats—including phishing and malware—on mobile phones and tablets. Available free of charge from the Google…
Westcon Middle East Signed as Blue Coat Distributor for MENA Region
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 1, 2012 –Westcon Middle East, a leading value-add distributor of convergence, security, networking and mobility products and services, today announced that it has been signed as a distributor for Blue Coat Systems in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Blue Coat is a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions.
The relationship enables Westcon Middle East to enhance its Web security and…
New PacketShaper Drives Performance up to 8 Gbps and Introduces Visibility and C …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, April 4, 2012 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc., the technology leader in Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today announced PacketShaper version 9, a new software operating system release for Blue Coat® PacketShaper® appliances that introduces the industry’s first network-, application- and content-level visibility and control for IPv6 “shadow networks” which have, up until now, run undetected on existing corporate IPv4 networks. In addition, the new…
Blue Coat Positioned in Leaders Quadrant in Leading Industry Analyst Firm’s WA …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – March 12, 2012 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today announced that it has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers1 by research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc. Blue Coat® MACH5 WAN Optimization appliances and virtual appliances provide traditional and next generation WAN optimization to reduce…
2012 Blue Coat Web Security Report Reveals the Evolution of Sophisticated Cyberc …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2012 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the technology leader in Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today issued its Blue Coat 2012 Web Security Report that identifies and analyzes trends in malicious attacks over the past year and makes recommendations on strategies to keep companies safe. In 2011, the most significant evolution in the threat landscape was the use of malware…
Blue Coat Adds Video Intelligence to Reporter Product Allowing Better Insights i …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – October 30, 2011 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today announced that its Blue Coat® Reporter now provides intelligence about the usage of Web video on corporate networks. Version 9.3 of Blue Coat Reporter features a new tabular view of video usage information, providing an at-a-glance view of how employees or others on the…
95% of FORTUNE Global 500 Companies from Europe and Middle East Utilize Blue Coa …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, October 25, 2011 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider of Web Security and WAN Optimization solutions, today announced that 95 percent of FORTUNE Global 500 companies from Europe and Middle East utilize Blue Coat solutions. Worldwide, 85 percent of FORTUNE Global 500 companies are Blue Coat customers, including more than 50 of the largest companies and the 35 most profitable companies.…
Blue Coat WebPulse Collaborative Defense Hits Significant Milestone
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 24, 2011 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today announced that the Blue Coat® WebPulse™ collaborative defense reached a significant milestone by serving one billion requests for Web content in a single day. The high volume of requests gives Blue Coat greater visibility into Web and malware ecosystems, enabling Blue Coat Security Labs…
Blue Coat Enables Businesses to Harness the Power of Web-based Applications whil …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, September 27, 2011 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today introduced enhancements to its Web security solutions that provide advanced application controls, more granular content ratings and actionable intelligence to deliver detailed visibility into and precise control over Web-based applications on the network. With these updates, Blue Coat enables businesses to harness the…
Blue Coat Enables Service Providers to Meet Staggering Demand for Web Video with …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, September 14, 2011 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI) today announced its next-generation Blue Coat® CacheFlow® 5000 appliance, which delivers a significant leap forward in performance and capacity -- more than three times greater throughput and cache storage compared to the previous version -- in the same compact, 4U footprint. The new CacheFlow appliance is available immediately and includes IPv6 support to address the advanced…
Ajman University of Science and Technology Deploys Blue Coat Appliances to Impro …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – 4th September, 2011 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, announced that Ajman University of Science and Technology (AUST), a private institution of higher education in the United Arab Emirates, has deployed Blue Coat® ProxySG® and PacketShaper® appliances to accelerate the delivery of important content and applications while protecting against Web-based threats. AUST faces…
Blue Coat Systems Names Greg Clark as President and CEO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, August 31, 2011 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, announced that Gregory S. Clark has been named president and chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors, effective upon the commencement of his employment with Blue Coat, by September 15, 2011. Mr. Clark will succeed Michael J. Borman, who has departed…
Lebanon Online Deploys Blue Coat CacheFlow Appliance to Reduce Bandwidth Costs a …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates– August 15, 2011 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI) announced that Internet service provider (ISP) Lebanon Online S.A.R.L. has deployed the Blue Coat® CacheFlow® 5000 appliance. The newly installed platform enables Lebanon Online to substantially reduce operational expenses by cutting bandwidth spend, manage sizeable increases in network traffic and subscriber growth, enhance Web security and optimize and enhance the delivery of rich Web 2.0 content,…
Blue Coat Examines Malware Ecosystems in 2011 Mid-Year Web Security Report
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, July 11, 2011 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today released its 2011 Mid-Year Web Security Report, which examines Web-based malware ecosystems, including the 10 largest malware delivery networks. These malware delivery networks are typically hosted across multiple sites and are responsible for launching dynamic attacks on unsuspecting users. The report examines the…
Blue Coat Adds Support for Trend Micro Anti-Virus Engine on ProxyAV Appliances
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 15 March, 2011 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today announced that its Blue Coat® ProxyAV™ family of appliances now supports the Trend Micro anti-virus engine. Blue Coat now supports five leading anti-virus engines on its ProxyAV appliances, giving organizations the flexibility to choose the solution that best addresses their specific requirements and preferences. ProxyAV…
Blue Coat Introduces Cloud Partner Program to Help Partners Quickly and Easily S …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 8 March, 2011 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today introduced its new Cloud Partner Program to provide a quick and easy path for partners to sell the Blue Coat® Cloud Service. The Blue Coat Cloud Service is an Internet-delivered service that leverages proven Blue Coat Web security technology and the collaborative WebPulse community…
Blue Coat Secure Web Gateway Solution Receives 2011 Global Product Differentiati …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, February 28, 2011 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today announced that research firm Frost & Sullivan has awarded the Blue Coat® Secure Web Gateway solution its 2011 Global Product Differentiation Excellence Award in content filtering. Benchmarked across product and execution criteria, Blue Coat ranked higher than its top two competitors in four of…
Blue Coat Introduces Industry’s First IPv6 WAN Optimization Solution
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, February 15, 2011 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today announced that its Blue Coat® MACH5 WAN Optimization appliance is the industry’s first solution to offer a full range of WAN acceleration and optimization capabilities for IPv4 and IPv6 content and applications, including file access, enterprise applications, live video, on-demand video, cloud services and Web…
Blue Coat Appoints Steve Daheb Chief Marketing Officer
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 21, 2010 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization, today announced that networking industry marketing veteran Steve Daheb has been appointed chief marketing officer (CMO) and senior vice president, effective immediately. Daheb is responsible for the company’s unified global marketing initiatives, corporate branding and positioning, corporate and marketing communications and regional and field marketing worldwide. He…
Blue Coat Integrates Optimized Video Delivery with WAN Optimization to Enable Co …
Dubai, United Arab Emirates- November 24, 2010 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced its Blue Coat® ProxySG® WAN optimization product now fully integrates Optimized Video Delivery, including the world’s first capability to “stream-split” video delivered live with Adobe® Flash® technology. With stream-split technology, a single video stream can serve a large number of viewers in each location, enabling video…
Blue Coat PacketShaper Appliances Deliver Intelligent Control with Industry’s …
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 23, 2010 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that Blue Coat® PacketShaper® appliances can now deliver instant awareness of Web applications and content, enabling organizations to stay ahead of the rapidly evolving Web with minimal IT effort. With the industry’s first “classification by URL category” functionality, PacketShaper appliances provide intelligent control that can immediately…
Blue Coat Speeds Return on Investment in Blue Coat Appliances with New Proactive …
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – October 10, 2010 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today introduced the BlueTouch® Cornerstone service offering, a proactive, personalized service that provides a holistic approach to quickly optimizing investments in Blue Coat appliances. The BlueTouch Cornerstone service provides an assigned customer contact for service account management and operational and technical support that includes proactive technical reviews,…
Alcatel-Lucent and Blue Coat Form Global Reseller Agreement and Collaborate to h …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 29, 2010 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI) and Alcatel-Lucent, today announced a multi-year, global strategic reseller agreement to bring industry-leading web caching and content delivery solutions to service providers worldwide. Under the terms of the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will sell Blue Coat products, including Blue Coat® ProxySG® and CacheFlow® appliances, to Alcatel-Lucent customers worldwide – including tier-one telcos, managed service providers, regional ISPs…
“Don’t Become the Poster Child for Data Loss” Says Nigel Hawthorn From Blu …
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 3rd August 2010: More than two thirds of over 2,000 SMBs surveyed in the Europe, Middle East and Africa ranked data loss to be their top business risk, according to a latest SMB Information Protection Survey conducted by Symantec. Data leaks cost small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) an average of US$ 316,000 each during the past year, the research shows.
At present, data loss to…
Blue Coat Expands Visibility into Potential Threats with Reporter 9.2
Dubai, United Arab Emirates- July 18, 2010 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today introduced Reporter 9.2, the newest version of its powerful reporting tool that provides organizations with real-time visibility into security threats, usage trends, errors and streaming traffic. Blue Coat Reporter compiles and analyzes log data from Blue Coat ProxySG and ProxyAV appliances, WebFilter and ProxyClient to provide administrators…
Blue Coat Enhances PacketShaper Appliances to Provide Visibility and Control for …
Dubai, United Arab Emirates- July 6, 2010 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that it has released a new software plug-in that adds Apple software updates, including updates for Apple iTunes, Safari operating system and iPhone, to the applications that Blue Coat® PacketShaper® appliances can discover, monitor, assess and control. With the ability to identify approximately 700 applications, PacketShaper…
Blue Coat Introduces New Data Loss Prevention Appliances to Ease Deployment and …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates- June 23, 2010 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today introduced the Blue Coat® Data Loss Prevention (DLP) family of appliances that provides comprehensive data loss protection in a single integrated appliance to enable compliance without complexity. With the addition of the DLP appliances to its hybrid Secure Web Gateway solution, Blue Coat now provides protection against…
Internet Services Unit at KACST Deploys Blue Coat Appliances to Provide Secure a …
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia– June 26, 2010 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that the Internet Services Unit (ISU) of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) has deployed Blue Coat® ProxySG® and ProxyAV™ appliances to provide a first line of defense against Web-based threats for content from both IPv4 and IPv6 sources. With the ProxySG appliances, KACST can…
Blue Coat Wins Networking Vendor of the Year 2010 Award in the Middle East
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates- June 06, 2010 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that it has been awarded ‘Networking Vendor of the Year 2010’ at the Reseller Middle East awards function held at the Madinat Jumeirah hotel in Dubai on May 30th 2010. The award recognizes Blue Coat for outstanding technology and solutions, value-added services and solid commitment to the…
Blue Coat Introduces Carrier Caching Appliance for Large-Scale Bandwidth Savings
Sunnyvale, Calif. - March 30, 2010 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today introduced the Blue Coat® CacheFlow™ Appliance 5000 Series solution. This product specifically addresses escalating international and mobile backhaul bandwidth consumption and is targeted at service providers in regions of the world where bandwidth is expensive and limited. Using advanced caching technology, this new appliance helps scale…
Blue Coat Leads Content Security Gateway Appliance Market for Third Consecutive …
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 24, 2010 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that it continued to lead the worldwide content security gateway appliance market for the fourth calendar quarter of 2009, according to the most recent market share report released by Infonetics Research. Blue Coat extended its market leadership for the 12th consecutive quarter, the entire length of time Infonetics…
United Arab Shipping Company Reduces Bandwidth Costs by 70 Percent with Blue Coa …
Dubai, UAE, February 03, 2010 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), the Middle East’s largest shipping line, has selected Blue Coat® ProxySG® appliances to optimize and secure the delivery of applications and content between the company’s four data centers. By optimizing bandwidth utilization between data centers, UASC reduced its bandwidth costs by 70 percent,…
Blue Coat Leads Content Security Gateway Appliance Market for 11th Consecutive Q …
Sunnyvale, Calif. - December 09, 2009 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that it continued to lead the worldwide content security gateway appliance market for the third calendar quarter of 2009, according to the most recent market share report released by Infonetics Research. Blue Coat increased its market share in the third quarter to 23.8 percent, extending its market leadership…
