Why the $3.7 billion AppDynamics acquisition happened right before IPO

appdynamics Applications management company AppDynamics was just wrapping up the final touches on its initial public offering when they learned that Cisco was interested in discussing a potential deal, after preliminary talks were abandoned in November. The discussion picked up again last week, and the IPO was slated to price tomorrow. Although many companies seek acquisition offers in the months leading… Read More Continue reading Why the $3.7 billion AppDynamics acquisition happened right before IPO

Veriflow raised $8.2 million to help IT pros avoid network outages and breaches

generic_code_hack_security Remember when Target lost millions of customer credit card numbers to hackers who got in to their networks, of all things, through the company’s connected HVAC systems? A startup called Veriflow Systems Inc. just raised $8.2 million in a Series A round of venture funding to prevent that kind of thing with technology it’s calling “mathematical network verification.”… Read More Continue reading Veriflow raised $8.2 million to help IT pros avoid network outages and breaches