Optenet
Optenet is a global security company that provides customers with a Multi-tenant Secure Web Gateway and an e-mail infrastructure solution primarily for carriers, managed security service providers (MSSPs) and large enterprises.[1]
| Industry | computer security |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Madrid, San Sebastian Spain and Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Key people |
Francisco Martín, CEO Omar Aguirre, CCO |
| Services | content security, web security, email security, malware protection, Security-as-a-Service (SaaS) |
Number of employees | 150+ |
| Website | http://www.optenet.com/ |
History
Optenet is a private company that was a spin-off from the University of Navarra's Engineering Faculty and San Sebastian's Research Centre in San Sebastian, Spain. It provides customers with a Multi-tenant Secure Web Gateway and an e-mail infrastructure solution primarily for carriers, managed security service providers (MSSPs) and large enterprises that want to create service offerings for their own clients.[2] Its product Optenet WebSecureTM was recently awarded with five stars in SC Magazine’s Web Content Management Group Test,[3] defining it as a 'Solid' Web Security solution.
Cool Vendor
Optenet has been named a "Cool Vendor" by Gartner for its innovative Multi-tenant technology in 2011, in Gartner's report, "Cool Vendors in Communications Service Provider Infrastructure 2011," authored by Akshay Sharma and Deborah Kish.[4]
References
- ↑ Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2011, Lawrence Orans, Peter Firstbrook, 25 May 2011, page 22
- ↑ Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2011, Lawrence Orans, Peter Firstbrook, 25 May 2011, page 22
- ↑ "SC Magazine’s Web Content Management Group Test, 2011" (January 3, 2011)
- ↑ Gartner, Inc. Cool Vendors in Communications Service Provider Infrastructure, 2011, Akshay K. Sharma, Deborah Kish, 20 Abril, 2011., page 6