LANDesk Software, a provider of systems lifecycle management, endpoint security and IT service management, and a portfolio of Thoma Bravo, has acquired VMware’s Protect product family of IT management solutions, which VMware acquired through its purchase of Shavlik Technologies in 2011.
The addition of what LANDesk is now calling the Shavlik Protect portfolio expands LANDesk’s user-oriented IT management market presence with access to new channels and a product line that complements its existing portfolio of Total User Management solutions.
The Shavlik Protect product line, which enables customers to manage, monitor and secure their IT environments, includes solutions for centralized patch management and asset inventory for Windows and third party applications for both virtual and physical machines; centralized antivirus, power management, and ITScripting.
“We are continuing our successful acquisition strategy to expand our IT management market presence, and with the addition of the Shavlik Protect portfolio, will deliver unmatched user-oriented IT management technologies, products and expertise for our enterprise customers,” said Stephen Daly, CEO of LANDesk Software. “With the Shavlik Protect portfolio, we are also adding an important new go-to-market channel which will allow us to make some of our offerings available for download.”
LANDesk Software is a provider of systems lifecycle management, endpoint security, and IT service management solutions for desktops, servers and mobile devices across the enterprise. LANDesk is headquartered in Salt Lake City (www.landesk.com).
Thoma Bravo provides equity and strategic support to management teams building growing companies. The firm originated the concept of industry consolidation investing, which seeks to create value through the strategic use of acquisitions to accelerate business growth. Thoma Bravo currently manages approximately $4 billion of equity capital. The firm was founded in 1981 and has offices in Chicago and San Francisco (www.thomabravo.com).
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