Marshal and 8e6 Technologies Merge to Create New Security Leader

ORANGE, Calif. & BASINGSTOKE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marshal, a UK-based leader in email and Web content security software and technology, and 8e6 Technologies, a US-based leader in Web filtering appliances and technology, announced their agreement today to merge and form a new company, Marshal8e6. The combination creates the only independent software company capable of securing all forms of Internet-based communication streams -- including internal corporate emails, Internet-based email services, websites and Instant Messaging.

“Together we will have a broader product line, more advanced technologies and greater resources to deliver best-in-class solutions.”

The combined company serves more than 20,000 customers managing more than 16 million end users in 96 countries, and had combined billings of more than $50 million in the past twelve months. Marshal8e6 will begin operations with more than 250 employees and major R&D and sales operations in Orange, California, Basingstoke, England, Auckland, New Zealand and Taipei, Taiwan.

"The driving force behind our new company is that the threat environment has evolved and is much smarter than it used to be: reputable websites now have malware buried deep inside; seemingly innocent emails direct users to corrupted content; and instant messages contain infected attachments. Our customers are demanding coordination of content policy and protection across all these major communications streams, and this combination addresses that need," said George Shih, CEO of 8e6 Technologies. "Together we will have a broader product line, more advanced technologies and greater resources to deliver best-in-class solutions."

According to a 2008 Gartner report¹, Gartner estimates that the total composite market exceeded $1 billion in 2007 and was growing at a rate of 44 percent year over year. Dedicated Secure Web Gateway vendors are the fastest-growing submarket, averaging 140 percent year-over-year growth. Gartner expects average market growth rates to be in the 25 percent to 35 percent range for the next two years.

"Today’s threat landscape does not discriminate between Web-based and email threats," said Ed Macnair, CEO of Marshal. "To combat these threats effectively, you need the ability to integrate email and Web security. IT Directors want an easy-to-manage, integrated solution that filters malware from inbound and outbound email and Web traffic, stops data leakage, and does so with common administration and reporting. Marshal8e6 has all the pieces in place to be the new leader in the Secure Web Gateway market."

About Marshal8e6

Marshal8e6 is a global provider of Secure Internet Gateway products for organizations of all sizes. Its customers include over 40 percent of the Global Fortune 500, schools, universities and small businesses. The company’s complete security portfolio delivers the tools necessary to manage and secure email, Web and the endpoint, as well as protect against data leakage. With the company’s Internet and email filtering solutions, customers can proactively enforce Internet usage policies, comply with corporate government requirements and improve network performance while protecting employees from inbound malware. With the company’s data leakage prevention capabilities, organizations can protect proprietary information and corporate reputation. Marshal8e6 is the only security company capable of delivering comprehensive content security across multiple operating systems – from Windows to Linux – and multiple delivery platforms – software, appliances and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Marshal8e6 is also the only company that offers the same security management protection for internal inbox-to-inbox emails as it does for external emails, and the same Web filtering capabilities for mobile users as it does for desktop users.

Marshal8e6 is headquartered in Orange, California with international headquarters in Basingstoke, UK. The combined company will have world class research capabilities in the Marshal TRACE team (Threat Research and Content Engineering), a specialized team of Marshal security experts who monitor and respond to Internet security threats, and 8e6Labs.

Marshal8e6 is privately held by management and employees, as well as private investors Kelso Place Asset Management, Darwin Group, CX Ventures, Vora Ventures and Updata Partners. Updata Advisors, Inc. acted as advisor on the transaction. For more information about Marshal8e6, please visit www.marshal8e6.com.

1) Gartner, Inc. "Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway" by Peter Firstbrook and Lawrence Orans, Sept. 11, 2008.