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IBM Acquires Watchfire Corporation

Announced July 20, 2007

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What happened

Watchfire Corporation was a company based in USA providing security software testing, acquired by IBM.

Acquirer
IBM
Target
Watchfire Corporation
Announced
July 20, 2007
Price
Undisclosed
Industry
Security software testing

By the numbers

IBM's acquisition history
62nd of 170 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
37 of 170 IBM deals
IBM's average disclosed price
$1.89B
IBM's largest disclosed deal
Red Hat ($34B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2007
95 across all acquirers
IBM in Security software testing
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did IBM acquire Watchfire Corporation?

IBM acquired Watchfire Corporation on July 20, 2007. This was IBM's 62nd publicly tracked acquisition out of 170 we have on record.

How much did IBM pay for Watchfire Corporation?

The price IBM paid for Watchfire Corporation was not publicly disclosed. Only 37 of IBM's 170 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.

What does Watchfire Corporation do?

Watchfire Corporation was a company based in USA providing security software testing, acquired by IBM.

What other Security software testing companies has IBM acquired?

Watchfire Corporation is IBM's only publicly tracked acquisition in Security software testing so far.

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