Microsoft Corporation acquired FrontBridge Technologies, a transaction announced in July 2005, structured as Acquisition (terms not disclosed).
FrontBridge Technologies operates in Exchange Server Group, is based in United States (Los Angeles, California). FrontBridge Technologies was a Los Angeles-based provider of managed secure-messaging services, including email and IM archiving, spam filtering, virus scanning, encryption, policy enforcement, and disaster recovery. Microsoft acquired it to complement Exchange Server and help customers meet compliance requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA.
Complement Exchange Server with hosted messaging security, archiving, and compliance services delivered before threats reach the corporate firewall.
We see FrontBridge's services as a perfect complement to Exchange. The FrontBridge team brings significant expertise in helping customers mitigate messaging risks before they ever reach the corporate firewall.Dave Thompson, Corporate Vice President, Exchange Server Group, Microsoft
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.