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j2 Global Acquires UK Email Security and Management Business Critical Software Ltd.LOS ANGELES --(Business Wire)-- j2 Global (News - Alert), Inc. (NASDAQGS:JCOM), the global provider of Internet services, today announced the acquisition of Critical Software Ltd., a UK-based Email Security and Management company operating under the brand name iCriticalTM. This acquisition expands j2's UK and European email security customer base; sales, support and technical expertise; and infrastructure. It also expands the company's local presence in the UK, with localized technical expertise, support teams and data centers, which are critical to garnering customer confidence in j2's cloud services, including iCritical's suite of email security, web security and secure email archiving services. These services will ultimately become part of j2's FuseMail® suite of email-related services, significantly expanding the reach of that brand in the UK and Europe. "This acquisition reflects our continued interest in building our FuseMail® email security and management business on a global basis and our continued belief that we can generate both growing revenues and cash flows in this space," said j2's CEO Hemi Zucker. "It also underscores the importance of the UK market to our company, where we now generate an annualized monthly run rate of over $50 million in revenues and have more than 70 employees across several UK cities." Terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed and the financial impact to j2 is not expected to be material. About j2 Global
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