Messaging-related mergers continue

Today's acquisition of PostPath by Cisco for $215 million is the latest in a string of recent messaging-related acquisitions that include McAfee's acquisition of Reconnex, Proofpoint's acquisition of Fortiva, Sophos' acquisition of Ultamico, Symantec's acquisition of PC Tools, MessageLabs' acquisition of Fortium ICA Limited, and Quest's acquisition of Akonix, just to name a few of the recent acquisitions that have taken place. There is even talk of Cisco acquiring McAfee.