Cyberoam acquired by Sophos

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Cyberoam Technologies Pvt Ltd, the spinoff from Elitecore Technologies Pvt Ltd, and funded by the Carlyle Group, announced that it has been acquired by Sophos, a leading global provider of complete IT security solutions.

"Cyberoam is a fine example that not all successful technology product innovation happens in Silicon Valley; it can happen anywhere, with the right drive and vision. We have been successful in building Cyberoam into a global IT product company that displays great product strength, team strength and unique innovation capabilities," said Hemal Patel, MD and CEO, Cyberoam Technologies.

"Cyberoam and Sophos complement each other in many ways in the fast-growing network security market. Joining forces will allow us to offer more product innovation and value to our customers and channel partners."

Cyberoam is highly regarded for its product innovation, quality, and world-class customer support. Consistently rated as a Visionary in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for UTM, Cyberoam has received global awards and reviews for its excellence in product innovation.

With a worldwide sales and distribution channel consisting of 5,500 resellers in 125+ countries, it delivers advanced technologies including "Layer 8" User Identity-based policies, iView Logging and Reporting, leading Application Control capabilities, and more, in its Next-Generation Firewall and Unified Threat Management appliances.