Google buys Web Security Firm GreenBorder.
May 30th, 2007 by Annkur
Google Inc. said it bought Internet security startup GreenBorder Technologies Inc., which focuses on protecting e-mail and Web users from malicious or unwanted computer code.
Mountain View-based Google did not disclose terms of the deal.
GreenBorder, which was founded in 2001 and is also based in Mountain View, offers security software that sets up temporary sessions for each user and then discards the results when the user is finished surfing the Web.
The software runs Firefox and Internet Explorer in this protected environment, and does the same for downloaded and e-mailed documents.
Industry analysts are speculating on how Google would incorporate GreenBorder into its portfolio. While some are of the opinion that Google will make it a free download for its users and add it in Google pack, others think the software may become a part of Google Apps or Google Desktop.
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Categories: Google, Tech Industry News | Tags: Google, google apps, Google Desktop, GreenBorder, Mountain View, Security, Web Security
