July 20, 2020

GlobalSCAPE Announces Signing of Definitive Merger Agreement with HelpSystems

GlobalSCAPE Merger Adds to HelpSystems’ Cybersecurity Portfolio

Dear GlobalSCAPE Partner:

We have exciting news: This morning we announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement with HelpSystems, a leader in security and automation solutions. HelpSystems, based in Minneapolis, MN in the U.S., boasts many offices worldwide and more than 17,000 organizations rely on HelpSystems to help them build a better, more secure IT. This agreement will result in GlobalSCAPE merging with HelpSystems. As a combined company, we will continue to focus on providing the most comprehensive collection of trusted security and automation solutions to customers worldwide.

With a full suite of security and automation solutions, HelpSystems’ data security offerings include Clearswift data loss prevention, data classification solutions from Titus and Boldon James, as well as GoAnywhere managed file transfer.

Combining the strengths of our managed file transfer technology with HelpSystems provides depth to HelpSystems’ triple-threat defense against customer cybersecurity risks.

We are excited to join the HelpSystems family. Their established, well-rounded expertise in security and automation will enable us to continue to drive products and business forward. HelpSystems will continue to enhance, sell, and support GlobalSCAPE’s solution as well as those of HelpSystems.

As a current GlobalSCAPE reseller, you will likely not notice any changes as our goal is to keep business as usual.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please get in touch. We always enjoy talking with our partners.

As always, thank you for your business.

Robert Alpert, CEO

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