IBM Completes BigFix Acquisition

IBM has completed the acquisition of BigFix, Inc., a privately-held company based in Emeryville, Calif. Financial details were not disclosed.

The closing comes less than three weeks after IBM's July 1st announcement that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BigFix to accelerate its smart data centre and security initiatives.

BigFix will become part of IBM Software Group– helping organisations more intelligently secure the enterprise by managing and automating security and compliance updates on thousands of computers around the globe. BigFix software is also critical to IBM's automation portfolio that controls the ever-expanding data centre, including PCs and laptops, in addition to servers, software, storage and physical assets as diverse as cellular sites, water mains and manufacturing equipment.

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"IBM is focused on delivering a simplified and automated approach to managing and securing the IT infrastructure," said Steve Robinson, General Manager, IBM Security Solutions. "With BigFix software integrated with IBM software offerings, IBM clients will be able to more easily manage and secure their PCs and laptops, a complex task as the costs and risks associated with security threats continue to grow."

With BigFix software, IBM customers can manage the following functions from a single view: