Advance Publications, Cisco, Intel, Fortinet and VMWare have exited the cloud security technology producer in a purchase by Entrust.

Identity, payment and data protection provider Entrust paid an undisclosed sum to acquire US-based cloud security technology producer HyTrust yesterday, allowing corporates Advance Publications, Cisco, Intel, Fortinet and VMWare to exit.

HyTrust was founded in 2007 and has developed a technology platform that automates security controls for private, public and hybrid clouds. Entrust will incorporate the company’s encryption management, cryptographic keys and cloud security tools for into its own platform.

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