EX-99.8 9 a10-17787_2ex99d8.htm EX-99.8

Exhibit 99.8

 

 

To:

Fortify Employees

From:

Robin Purohit, VP/GM, Software Products

Date:

September 13, 2010

Subject:

HP Security Announcement

 

All Fortify Employees —

 

Today HP made another major security announcement: HP and ArcSight, Inc. have signed an agreement for HP to acquire ArcSight, a leading provider of enterprise threat and risk management solutions. As part this announcement, we stated that ArcSight will operate as an independent security business in HP Software & Solutions, reporting directly to Bill Veghte.  I wanted to tell you about the announcement and also let you know that this announcement does not affect our integration planning for Fortify Software. When the Fortify acquisition closes, we still intend to have Fortify become part of the Business Technology Optimization (BTO) Applications business where we will have significant synergies in technology and go-to-market.

 

As Bill and I told you a few weeks ago, the HP Software & Solutions business is serious about software security. We are excited about the opportunity Fortify will give us to help customers build security into their applications. This aligns with our goal to help enterprises accelerate the delivery of applications and services across today’s complex IT environments. We are continuing that momentum by announcing our intention to acquire ArcSight.

 

Headquartered in Cupertino, CA, ArcSight will continue to enhance HP leadership in IT security. ArcSight provides a product line that gives visibility and context across enterprise events to help customers reduce risk and improve security and compliance.  Combining this with our Business Technology Optimization (BTO) solution for IT Operations and Fortify solutions linked to our BTO solution for application lifecycle management will allow us to offer one holistic solution for customers to:

 

·                  See and monitor a comprehensive view of activity in real time across their enterprise

·                  Understand these activities, the threats or risks they incur, and their impact on business operations

·                  Respond quickly with immediate remediation and a constant feedback loop

·                  Fortify applications with security during development to avoid cost and risk after they are deployed

 

I look forward to sharing more later. At this time, we are focusing on integration planning for Fortify. Keep in mind that until the deal closes, HP and Fortify must continue to operate independently. If you have questions, please forward them to merger@fortify.com, and we’ll do our best to work with the Fortify leadership to answer what we can.

 

Regards,

 

Robin Purohit

VP/GM, Software Products

 


 

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