Comments on: SecureWorks Nears VeriSign MSSP Deal http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/05/28/secureworks-nears-verisign-mssp-deal/ Managed Services & Cloud Services Blog for VARs & MSPs Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:37:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/05/28/secureworks-nears-verisign-mssp-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-48208 Joe Panettieri Thu, 28 May 2009 15:52:34 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=2242#comment-48208 Scott: I'm not sure the security play was a poor fit for VeriSign. I know former VeriSign CEO Stratton Sclavos, and moderated a CEO/CIO event with him in NY in the 2005 timeframe. (Yes, VeriSign sponsored the event.) Stratton's vision was to acquire and integrate companies and technologies. But his vision was never followed through to completion <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/t/business/verisign-ceo-ran-afoul-wall-street-429" rel="nofollow">because of differences</a> with VeriSign's board. When Stratton was forced out in May 2007, his vision ended and VeriSign started exiting certain businesses. The managed security sale to SecureWorks is the latest example of that. Did Stratton have the right vision? Or is VeriSign's current executive team running the business far more wisely? Difficult to say since there's no way to measure how Stratton's plan would have played out... Scott:

I’m not sure the security play was a poor fit for VeriSign. I know former VeriSign CEO Stratton Sclavos, and moderated a CEO/CIO event with him in NY in the 2005 timeframe. (Yes, VeriSign sponsored the event.)

Stratton’s vision was to acquire and integrate companies and technologies. But his vision was never followed through to completion because of differences with VeriSign’s board.

When Stratton was forced out in May 2007, his vision ended and VeriSign started exiting certain businesses. The managed security sale to SecureWorks is the latest example of that.

Did Stratton have the right vision? Or is VeriSign’s current executive team running the business far more wisely? Difficult to say since there’s no way to measure how Stratton’s plan would have played out…

]]> By: Scott Smith http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/05/28/secureworks-nears-verisign-mssp-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-48207 Scott Smith Thu, 28 May 2009 15:29:17 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=2242#comment-48207 One man's trash is another man's treasure. Clearly, the security play was a poor fit for Verisign. I suspect that SecureWorks is simply buying a new set of customers thru the acquisition. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Clearly, the security play was a poor fit for Verisign. I suspect that SecureWorks is simply buying a new set of customers thru the acquisition.

]]>