IBM takes security company Lighthouse about

IBM for an undisclosed amount, the American security firm Lighthouse Security Group was acquired. With the acquisition wants to be the American it giant’s position in the security software market on the basis of identity management to improve.

The American Lighthouse provides, among other Gateway, an identity and access management package that cloud-based systems can run. With Gateway, companies and governments the access to services and applications. Gateway and other security products from Lighthouse, according to IBM included in its existing security products, which mainly focus on securing cloud environments.

With the acquisition of Lighthouse, in which the parties have no consideration have released, wants IBM to its position on the security software market to strengthen. Recently, the it giant still CrossIdeas, a company that the similar software provided as a Lighthouse. IBM is now the third largest supplier of security products and services; only Symantec and McAfee are larger.

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