HP acquisition ArcSight aims to target enterprise computing

Hewlett-Packard bought security software manufacturer ArcSight Beijing time September 13 Evening news, according to foreign media reports, HP will use 1.5 billion of dollars in cash to buy security software manufacturer ArcSight, the two sides have reached an agreement on the acquisition. HP's move is aimed at expanding its offerings to corporate users.　　ArcSight is a company based in Cupertino, Calif., whose products are used by businesses and government departments to detect suspicious activity in the network.　　HP's purchase price is 24% higher than ArcSight's previous market capitalisation. Analysts believe Hewlett-Packard bought ArcSight to provide more value-added services to corporate users using cloud computing.　　Maritz, a virtual software provider VMware CEO Paul Maritz, recently noted that HP's acquisition will add to the pressure on security systems as more and more data flow from corporate networks to a range of Third-party platforms and mobile devices. Aaron rakers, a brokerage Stifel Nicolaus analyst Allen Rex, believes the acquisition of ArcSight will help HP get into the data center market, a necessary step in HP's development strategy, as it intends to play a more important role in the field of enterprise computing. Other hardware manufacturers, other than HP, have also invested in security products, for example, Intel recently acquired McAfee, a security software manufacturer, with 7.68 billion dollars. Scatterers)