Honeywell signs definitive agreement to acquire Nextnine

霍尼韋爾簽署最終協議收購Nextnine

June 16, 2017 – Honeywell announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Nextnine, a privately held provider of security management solutions and technologies for industrial cyber security. The addition of Nextnine’s security solutions and secure remote service capabilities will enhance the Company’s existing range of cyber security technologies and significantly increase the company's Connected Plant cyber security customer base.

6月16日消息——霍尼韋爾宣布已簽訂收購Nextnine公司的最終協議
，Nextnine是一家私營的工業網絡安全管理解決方案和技術供應商。Nextnine安an全quan解jie決jue方fang案an及ji安an全quan的de遠yuan程cheng服fu務wu功gong能neng的de加jia入ru
，將jiang加jia強qiang霍huo尼ni韋wei爾er現xian有you的de創chuang新xin網wang絡luo安an全quan技ji術shu，霍huo尼ni韋wei爾er互hu聯lian工gong廠chang網wang絡luo安an全quan解jie決jue方fang案an的de客ke戶hu群qun也ye將jiang顯xian著zhu增zeng加jia。。

Nextnine’s flagship technology, ICS Shield, protects industrial sites from cyber security attacks and enables remote monitoring of assets. It complements Honeywell’s cyber security portfolio with a solution that is used at more than 6,200 sites globally across the oil and gas, utility, chemical, mining and manufacturing sectors. Previously, ICS Shield had to be deployed separately for each control system vendor, resulting in multiple and separate installations at a single customer site.With this acquisition, customers will be able to deploy and operate a single system, thereby simplifying and better securing their entire site with Honeywell's proven capability to provide multi-vendor solutions.

Nextnine的旗艦技術ICS Shield保護工業生產設施免受網絡安全攻擊
，並對資產進行遠程監控。ICS Shield解決方案已應用於全球6200多個生產基地
，遍及石油天然氣、公用事業、化工、采礦和製造業，將進一步擴充霍尼韋爾廣泛的網絡安全產品組合。此前，每個控製係統供應商都必須單獨部署ICS Shield，導dao致zhi在zai同tong一yi個ge客ke戶hu站zhan點dian上shang會hui出chu現xian多duo個ge單dan獨du的de安an裝zhuang。通tong過guo此ci次ci收shou購gou
，客ke戶hu將jiang能neng部bu署shu和he運yun行xing單dan一yi的de係xi統tong，憑ping借jie霍huo尼ni韋wei爾er成cheng熟shu的de多duo供gong應ying商shang解jie決jue方fang案an來lai簡jian化hua和he更geng好hao地di保bao護hu整zheng個ge站zhan點dian。

Founded in 1998, Nextnine has been backed to date by Infinity VC, XT Hi-Tech and several other prominent investors.

Nextnine成立於1998年
，由英飛尼迪風險投資基金、XT Hi-Tech以及其他多個知名投資者共同出資設立。

"Each day, the number of attempted cyberattacks on industrial facilities and critical infrastructure around the world increases," said Vimal Kapur, president, Honeywell Process Solutions.

“每天，對全球工業設施和關鍵基礎設施的網絡攻擊事件的數量都在增加。“霍尼韋爾過程控製部總裁Vimal Kapur表示。

"This acquisition shows our ongoing commitment to providing our customers with a comprehensive portfolio of cyber security solutions to protect and defend their industrial control systems and process control networks. Honeywell's extensive global reach will increase Nextnine's availability to a broader range of customers," added Kapur.

Vimal Kapur補充說：“此(ci)次(ci)收(shou)購(gou)表(biao)明(ming)我(wo)們(men)始(shi)終(zhong)致(zhi)力(li)於(yu)為(wei)客(ke)戶(hu)提(ti)供(gong)全(quan)麵(mian)的(de)網(wang)絡(luo)安(an)全(quan)解(jie)決(jue)方(fang)案(an)，保(bao)護(hu)和(he)維(wei)護(hu)他(ta)們(men)的(de)工(gong)業(ye)控(kong)製(zhi)係(xi)統(tong)和(he)過(guo)程(cheng)控(kong)製(zhi)網(wang)絡(luo)。霍(huo)尼(ni)韋(wei)爾(er)廣(guang)泛(fan)的(de)全(quan)球(qiu)布(bu)局(ju)，將(jiang)幫(bang)助(zhu)Nextnine技術服務更大範圍的客戶。”

Nextnine's security solutions also will be a key enabler of Honeywell Connected Plant, which combines Honeywell's unmatched industrial expertise, software and digital technologies to make its customers' operations more reliable, profitable and secure than ever before possible. Cyber security is a critical part of that programme.

Nextnine的安全解決方案也是霍尼韋爾互聯工廠項目的關鍵組成部分
，結合霍尼韋爾無以倫比的行業知識、軟件和數字技術，使客戶的運營比以往任何時候都更可靠、更盈利、更安全。網絡安全是其中極為重要的一部分。