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Radware receives multi-million dollar expansion order

By TechTaffy Desk

Radware, a provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, says that a major U.S. financial services company signed a $4 million deal for its Attack Mitigation Solution (AMS). The deal includes hardware designed for infrastructure protection, in addition to support services and signature update subscriptions, says Radware.

An existing Radware customer, this company will use Radware’s AMS to protect seven data centers across the Americas, said Radware in a statement.

[Image courtesy: Radware]

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