HOD HASHARON, Israel,
March 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: ALLT), a leading global
provider of intelligent broadband solutions that empowers
communication service providers to optimize and monetize their
networks, enterprises to enhance productivity and consumers to
improve their digital experience, announced today that it has
completed the acquisition of Optenet's operations, a global IT
security company providing high-performance Security-as-a-Service
(SECaaS) solutions to service providers and large enterprises
worldwide.
Key Strategic Benefits of the Acquisition
- With the acquisition of the operations of Optenet, Allot has
bolstered and broadened its security solutions portfolio, which
operates at the network level and provides URL blacklisting, DDOS
protection, Anti-Spam and Network Analytics capabilities.
- The acquisition provides new monetization opportunities for
mobile service providers, enabling them to provide value to
residential, SMB and enterprise customers.
- By leveraging Optenet's customer base, Allot can generate new
opportunities with large service providers.
- In addition, Optenet's products complement Allot's offering to
cloud and hosting providers and large enterprises by securing the
access to cloud applications and resources.
About Optenet
Optenet is a global IT security company providing
high-performance security to service providers and large
enterprises worldwide. With the largest ISP customer base and over
15 years of experience, Optenet is a pioneer and global leader of
enabling SECaaS. Its technology protects more than 100 million End
Users worldwide and is deployed globally at over 60 ISPs. Dedicated
to protecting children by eliminating illegal content on the
Internet, Optenet works with government and non-profit
organizations to create a secure online environment for minors. For
more information, visit: http://www.optenet.com
About Allot Communications
Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: ALLT) empowers service
providers to monetize and optimize their networks, enterprises to
enhance productivity and consumers to enjoy an always-on digital
lifestyle. Allot's advanced DPI-based broadband solutions identify
and leverage network intelligence to analyze, protect, improve and
enrich mobile, fixed and cloud service delivery and user
experience. Allot's unique blend of innovative technology, proven
know-how and collaborative approach to industry standards and
partnerships enables network operators worldwide to elevate their
role in the digital lifestyle ecosystem and to open the door to a
wealth of new business opportunities. For more information, please
visit http://www.allot.com.
Forward Looking Statement
This release may contain forward-looking statements, which
express the current beliefs and expectations of Company management.
Such statements involve a number of known and unknown risks and
uncertainties that could cause our future results, performance or
achievements to differ significantly from the results, performance
or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Important factors that could cause or contribute to
such differences include risks relating to: our ability to compete
successfully with other companies offering competing technologies;
the loss of one or more significant customers; consolidation of,
and strategic alliances by, our competitors, government regulation;
lower demand for key value-added services; our ability to keep pace
with advances in technology and to add new features and value-added
services; managing lengthy sales cycles; operational risks
associated with large projects; our dependence on third party
channel partners for a material portion of our revenues; and other
factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's
annual report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Forward-looking statements in this release are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions contained in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the company
undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
Allot Communications Contact:
Maya Lustig, Director of Corporate Communications,
+972-54-6778100, mlustig@allot.com
Rami Rozen, AVP Corporate
development, +972-52-5694441, rrozen@allot.com
SOURCE Allot Communications Ltd.