History
Microsoft SLPS, formerly called SecureLM, was acquired by Microsoft in January 2007 from the company Secured Dimensions. Secured Dimensions was founded in 2005 by Avi Shillo in Israel. It was acquired by Microsoft soon after when the CEO of Microsoft Israel, Prof. Arie Scope, joined its board of directors.
On June 9, 2009, Microsoft announced that a Dublin based company called InishTech has acquired the product and would service existing contracts and accept new SLPS customers.
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