Aladdin Knowledge Systems (NASDAQ: ALDN) is a company that provides solutions for software digital rights management and Internet security since 1985. Its corporate headquarters are located in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Aladdin products include: HASP, a digital rights management (DRM) suite of protection and licensing solutions featuring a strong hardware-based system; eToken, portable device for two-factor authentication, password and digital identity ma...
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Aladdin Knowledge Systems (NASDAQ: ALDN) is a company that provides solutions for software digital rights management and Internet security since 1985. Its corporate headquarters are located in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Aladdin products include: HASP, a digital rights management (DRM) suite of protection and licensing solutions featuring a strong hardware-based system; eToken, portable device for two-factor authentication, password and digital identity management; and the eSafe line of integrated content security solutions, protecting networks against malicious, inappropriate and non-productive Internet-borne content.
In mid-2008, news broke that Vector Capital was attempting to purchase Aladdin. From the fall of 2008 to the official announcement in March 2009, intense talks were held between Vector Capital and Aladdin's founder, Yanki Margalit. Vector initially offered $14.50 per share, but Margalit refused the offer arguing that the company was worth more. Aladdin's shareholders agreed on...
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