PatchLink adds to portfolio through acquisition

Patching vendor buys Stat Guardian product set from Harris Corporation

Patch management vendor PatchLink has bolstered its product set by acquiring the Stat Guardian vulnerability management software range from Harris Corporation.

The acquisition for an undisclosed sum, includes the Stat Command Center, Stat Report Center, Stat Analyzer and Stat Scanner products, which have already been integrated with PatchLink’s flagship PatchLink Update offering.

Pat Clawson, PatchLink chief executive, said: “This acquisition is part of our ongoing commitment to help customers address corporate governance issues and risk management by integrating the industry’s best remediation engine with the leading vulnerability assessment solution under a single offering.

“In addition this acquisition represents an important step towards delivery of a holistic end point security management framework that will integrate future technology acquisitions as we continue to broaden our product offering.”

Charles Kolodgy, IDC research director said the acquisition was a good move.

“In today’s enterprise IT environments, there are multiple agents on desktops and servers performing redundant tasks with no unified management, making it more difficult and costly to manage. Enterprises are looking to holistic solutions to help mitigate corporate risks, handle compliance with industry regulations and eliminate threats,” he said. “Through this acquisition, PatchLink provides enterprises a single view into their organisations’ security posture through consolidated infrastructure management while allowing them to easily monitor, manage and improve their network security.”