Thursday, August 14, 2014

Lookout raises $ 150 million for securing mobile in … – Generation NT

Lookout raises $ 150 million for securing mobile in … – Generation NT

If the smartphone manufacturers offer more and more software to secure their devices, a race is on at the OS to know that Android or iOS will move into the heart of business.

Lookout A case that does not make those Lookout, which has no keeping up with smartphone manufacturers and would continue to provide security solutions to businesses.

After a new round, new investors come to integrate the capital the company: Morgan Stanley, LLP, Godlman Sachs, Bezos Expeditions and Wellington Management, for a total of $ 150 million

Funds that will allow Lookout to target a little more medium. the company. A previous fundraiser $ 55 million had already allowed to invite Lookout on this specific sector.

With the democratization of BYOD (employees using their own devices in their workplaces) companies should fear the lack of endpoint security and contract multi such as those proposed by Lookout security services. The potential market is growing, and smartphone manufacturers have understood.

Recently, Apple announced a merger with IBM to integrate native applications to access the services of a specialist in company since iOS. Meanwhile, Samsung continues to expand its business environment Knox while Google will offer a feature to compartmentalize two distinct (Personal / pro) environments on Android L.

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