SUNNYVALE, CA — (Marketwire) — 10/02/12 — Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a market leader in and , today announced that 86 percent of FORTUNE Global 500 companies have deployed Blue Coat solutions to optimize and secure their networks. Blue Coat counts among its customer base 90 percent of all FORTUNE Global 500 companies that are based in the United States.
Of the FORTUNE Global 500 companies based in Europe and the Middle East, 97 percent are Blue Coat customers, including 60 of the 70 largest companies in the region. In Asia Pacific, 75 percent of the largest companies are also Blue Coat customers, including 23 of the 25 largest companies.
Based on the FORTUNE 500, which annually ranks the largest U.S. companies, Blue Coat customers include 49 of the 50 largest companies in the United States. Blue Coat solutions are also widely deployed across a range of vertical industries. Specifically, Blue Coat customers include the:
Twenty largest commercial banks
Fourteen largest telecommunications companies
Fourteen largest aerospace and defense companies
Thirteen largest gas and electric utilities
Ten largest life/health insurance companies
Seven largest pharmaceutical companies
Seven largest entertainment companies
Seven largest specialty retailers
Six largest medical products and equipment companies
Six largest industrial machinery companies
Five largest airlines
Five largest petroleum refining companies
“At Blue Coat, our core mission has always been to enable customers to fully embrace the new technologies that evolve how businesses do business without compromising security or network performance,” said Steve Daheb, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Blue Coat Systems. “Everything we do at Blue Coat is focused on building value for our customers and continuing to earn their trust in our solutions. This leadership proves that even in a constantly shifting global business climate, we are top of mind as the leader in Web security and WAN optimization for the largest and most successful companies in the world.”
Blue Coat delivers Web Security and WAN Optimization solutions that enable companies to extend the boundaries of their network and fully embrace cloud-based applications, social networking and BYOD initiatives.
Blue Coat Systems provides Web security and WAN optimization solutions to 86 percent of FORTUNE Global 500 companies. As the market share leader in the secure web gateway market, Blue Coat sets the standard for enterprise security. Its solutions provide the visibility, protection and control required to optimize and secure the flow of information to any user, on any network, anywhere. For additional information, please visit .
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Jennifer Ruzicka
Blue Coat Systems
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