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SafeNet, Inc. was an information security company based in Belcamp, Maryland, United States. The company is now the fifth largest vendor in the security market and third largest provider of information security solutions in the world with revenues ~$500M.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.safenet-inc.com/the-company/history/ )〕 On 8 August 2014, Gemalto announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of SafeNet from Vector Capital for US$890 million on a debt free/cash free basis.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Gemalto to acquire SafeNet, the worldwide leader in data and software protection )〕 It was notably one of the largest suppliers of encryption technology to the United States Government. Now part of Gemalto and marketed under the SafeNet product brand, offerings include enterprise authentication, data encryption, key management and software monetization. == History == * 1983: SafeNet, Inc was founded in 1983 as Industrial Resource Engineering by two NSA engineers and one entrepreneur name Anthony A Caputo. * 1987: Information Resource Engineering renamed to IRE * 1989: IRE went public in an IPO. IRE's IPO raised $4 million * 1989: IRE listed in Nasdaq * 1994: IRE acquired Connective Strategies, Inc., founded by Internet pioneer Charles D. Brown * 1995: IRE released their first VPN system, called SafeNet, co-invented by Vinton G. Cerf and Charles D. Brown * 1996: MCI Communications launched the first commercial VPN service using SafeNet technology * 1996: IRE renamed to SafeNet, Inc. after the VPN product line * 2002: SafeNet acquired a Dutch company Securealink * February 2003: SafeNet acquired Cylink and Raqia Networks * October 2003: SafeNet acquired the OEM business of SSH Communications Security〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SSH sells its OEM business to SafeNet )〕 * March 2004: SafeNet acquired Rainbow Technologies * December 2004: SafeNet acquired Datakey, Inc * April 2005: SafeNet acquired DMDSecure B.V. * June 2005: SafeNet acquired MediaSentry * December 2005: SafeNet acquired Eracom Technologies AG * 2006: SafeNet was involved in the options backdating controversy. As a result, both the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer resigned and in 2008 the company's former CFO was sentenced to six months in prison for manipulating employee stock options.〔(Reuters )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cost of Backdating: Six Months, $1 Million )〕 * April 2007: a Californian equity company Vector Capital bought the firm for $634 million, making it private〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SafeNet sold, goes private )〕 * April 2008: SafeNet acquired ''Ingrian Networks, Inc.'' * May 2008: SafeNet acquired ''Beep Science AS'' * March 2009: SafeNet parent company, Vector Capital acquired ''Aladdin Knowledge Systems''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aladdin Knowledge Systems Completes Merger with Vector Capital Affiliate )〕 * April 2009: SafeNet sold ''MediaSentry'' to ArtistDirect * December 2009: SafeNet acquired ''Assured Decisions, LLC〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SafeNet to Acquire Assured Decisions, LLC )〕 * December 2012: SafeNet sold its Government Solutions business unit to Raytheon * August 2014: SafeNet announced it is to be acquired by Gemalto by the 4Q 2014'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SafeNet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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