Websense total billings in 2013 topped $380 million with Websense TRITON solutions accounting for 70 percent
Websense has announced record sales and revenue for 2013. This success is attributed to Websense TRITON security system, which the company claims is the only solution that defends all channels by identifying, stopping, containing and disarming advanced persistent threats, targeted attacks and data theft.
In 2013, total Websense billings topped $380 million with Websense TRITON solutions accounting for 70 percent. In the same year, Websense increased its Fortune 100 sales by 45 percent over 2012. Websense TRITON solution billings increased 13 percent to more than a quarter of a billion dollars and TRITON revenue grew 18 percent. In fact, nearly 50 percent of Websense customers have purchased Websense TRITON.
Following the acquisition of the company by Vista Equity Group in June 2013, Websense new customer acquisition surged by more than 30 percent worldwide in the second half of the year. Momentum was evident when the company secured six Q4 deals that exceeded $1 million with three topping approximately $3 million each. In the U.S., TRITON continued to be the go-to choice in cybersecurity with an 81 percent increase in new enterprise business.
John McCormack, CEO,Websense, said, “Our extraordinary growth is a clear indicator that tens of thousands of organizations clearly see the value and the security results our Websense TRITON technology delivers. Security systems are an increasingly crucial business necessity. We protect the infrastructure and critical assets of many of the largest global organizations and government functions from cybercriminals. Success in the security industry hinges on continued innovation and an investment in talent. Our TRITON security system is the result of ten years of focused security investment—our customers rely on that innovation every day.”
