Websense is buying PortAuthority for $90 million. If you are not familiar with them, PortAuthority makes a leak prevention security product. This makes sense in the Websense model, but I like the deal for another reason. This tells me that Websense may be seeing the light
finally and is trying to diversify a little so they don’t implode.
Of course, we’ll see if they have learned anything at all by watching what they do to the pricing model of PortAuthority. If they follow their current structure, current PortAuthority customers might find themselves paying 100% maintenance every year.
By the way, has Websense ever bought anyone before? I need to do some research.
Vet


