- GreenBorder
GreenBorder is a security software company that specializes in using
virtualization to create safe zones for online activities for Internet users. GreenBorder lets computer operators combine hardware and software to create "virtual" machines where tasks such as reading e-mail or exploring websites can be done without exposing systems to viruses or other malicious programs. Web-based programs that try to access files or computer registries are stopped from leaving what are commonly referred to as online "sandboxes" created by GreenBorder. The virtual "sandboxes" vanish at the end of each session, taking hacker assaults such as spyware, viruses, and trojans with them.Google acquisition
GreenBorder, which is based in Mountain View,
California , where Google has its headquarters, posted a message at its website announcing that it had been bought byGoogle . Google confirmed the purchase of GreenBorder, saying the deal was completed mid-May 2007 but the financial terms were not disclosed. GreenBorder said it is no longer taking on new customers and will service current subscribers until their contracts expire. GreenBorder was founded in 2001 and backed by venture capital.The terms of the deal and Google's specific plans for GreenBorder's technology were not disclosed.
The fate of the technology became apparent when
Google Chrome was launched in September 2008: several former GreenBorder employees were named in a description of the new browser's sandboxing ability. [ [http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/09/google_chrome_a.html InformationWeek: Google Chrome Answers the GreenBorder Mystery] ]References
* [http://www.keylabs.com/results/GreenBorder/0501442GreenBorder.pdf Technical Evaluation of GreenBorder by KeyLabs]
* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/security/google-buys-internet-security-firm-greenborder/2007/05/30/1180205383764.html Google Acquisition report]
* [http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,1980991,00.asp PC Magazine Review]
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