10 MOST IMPORTANT NETWORKING ACQUISITIONS OF 2015 


 2015 was a big year for mergers and acquisitions in the networking industry. Here are the ones that are most likely to have the biggest long-term impact on the industry. 

 1) CHECK POINT SOFTWARE acquires HYPER WISE and LACOON BOTH IN THE $80 million range 

 Although these were small acquisitions (), they were notable as Check Point rarely makes acquisitions.

 2) CISCO ANNOUNCED PLANS TO ACQUIRE OpenDNS for $635 million 

 3) HP ACQUIRES ARUBA NETWORKS FOR $3 billion