Marshal and 8e6 come together

Vendors claim merger will allow them to become a leader in the secure web gateway market

Another transatlantic union has occurred in the security space, with UK-based Marshal and US-based 8e6 the latest vendors to join forces.

The duo claim the enlarged firm, Marshal8e6, can be a genuine contender in the secure web gateway market with combined billings of $50m (£33.5m) in the last 12 months. Marshal comes from the email and web content security side, while 8e6’s heritage is in web filtering.

The combined company boasts 20,000 customers in 96 countries. Its major R &D and sales operations are in California, Basingstoke, Taipei and Auckland.

George Shih, chief executive of 8e6 Technologies, said: “Our customers are demanding coordination of content policy and protection across all these major communications streams, and this combination addresses that need.

“Together we will have a broader product line, more advanced technologies and greater resources to deliver best-in-class solutions."

Ed Macnair, chief executive of Marshal, claimed Marshal8e6 has all the pieces in place to be the new leader in the secure web gateway market.

“Today’s threat landscape does not discriminate between web-based and email threats. To combat these threats effectively, you need the ability to integrate email and web security," he said.