Blue Coat Systems
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Blue Coat Systems was a cybersecurity company best known for its web security and WAN optimization solutions, later integrated into Symantec’s enterprise security portfolio after its acquisition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blue Coat Systems canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9932395 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blue Coat Systems Context triple: [Symantec, acquired, Blue Coat Systems]
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A.
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a leading global cybersecurity company known for its next-generation firewalls, cloud security solutions, and threat intelligence services.
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B.
Comodo Group
Comodo Group is a cybersecurity company best known for its SSL certificates, internet security software, and secure web browser products.
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C.
Trend Micro
Trend Micro is a global cybersecurity company known for its antivirus, cloud security, and enterprise threat protection solutions.
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D.
Webroot Inc.
Webroot Inc. is a cybersecurity company best known for its cloud-based antivirus and internet security solutions for consumers and businesses.
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E.
Zscaler
Zscaler is a cloud-based information security company known for providing secure access and zero-trust networking solutions to enterprises worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blue Coat Systems Target entity description: Blue Coat Systems was a cybersecurity company best known for its web security and WAN optimization solutions, later integrated into Symantec’s enterprise security portfolio after its acquisition.
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A.
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a leading global cybersecurity company known for its next-generation firewalls, cloud security solutions, and threat intelligence services.
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B.
Comodo Group
Comodo Group is a cybersecurity company best known for its SSL certificates, internet security software, and secure web browser products.
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C.
Trend Micro
Trend Micro is a global cybersecurity company known for its antivirus, cloud security, and enterprise threat protection solutions.
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D.
Webroot Inc.
Webroot Inc. is a cybersecurity company best known for its cloud-based antivirus and internet security solutions for consumers and businesses.
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E.
Zscaler
Zscaler is a cloud-based information security company known for providing secure access and zero-trust networking solutions to enterprises worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
company
ⓘ
cybersecurity company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Symantec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| customerType |
enterprises
ⓘ
government organizations ⓘ service providers ⓘ |
| deploymentModel |
cloud-based services
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hybrid security solutions ⓘ on-premises appliances ⓘ |
| formerName | CacheFlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Michael Malcolm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Sunnyvale, California NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| industry |
computer networking
ⓘ
cybersecurity ⓘ information technology ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Symantec enterprise security portfolio ⓘ |
| keyPerson | Gregory S. Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
WAN optimization
ⓘ
secure web gateway technology ⓘ web security ⓘ |
| notableProductFamily |
CloudGenix SD-WAN (integration/related WAN optimization)
NERFINISHED
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PacketShaper NERFINISHED ⓘ ProxySG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompanyAfter2016 | Symantec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | CacheFlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productType |
SSL visibility appliances
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WAN optimization solutions ⓘ advanced threat protection ⓘ cloud security services ⓘ proxy appliances ⓘ secure web gateway ⓘ web security solutions ⓘ |
| roleOfGregory S. Clark | Chief Executive Officer ⓘ |
| technologyFocus |
URL filtering
ⓘ
data loss prevention integration ⓘ malware protection ⓘ network performance optimization ⓘ web traffic filtering ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Blue Coat Systems Description of subject: Blue Coat Systems was a cybersecurity company best known for its web security and WAN optimization solutions, later integrated into Symantec’s enterprise security portfolio after its acquisition.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.