Google vs Proofpoint

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Google
Based on 831 reviews.
Proofpoint
Based on 60 reviews.
Overview
Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, and software. an online advertising service that places advertising near the list of search results. Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. Together they own about 14 percent of its shares but control 56 percent of the stockholder voting power through supervoting stock. They incorporated Google as a privately held company on September 4, 1998. An initial public offering followed on August 19, 2004. Its mission statement from the outset was "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful,"
Proofpoint, Inc. is based in Sunnyvale, California and provides SaaS and on-premises solutions for inbound email security, outbound data loss prevention, privacy protection, email encryption, electronic discovery and email archiving. Proofpoint delivers an integrated suite of on-demand data protection solutions spanning threat management, regulatory compliance, data governance and secure communicationsall of which are based on a common security-as-a-service platform.
Sample Customers
Google Vault
Broadcom, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Globeflight, Maven Wave, McClatchy, NII Holdings, Safetec, Sheboygan County
Google Classroom
Google Classroom is used in major urban school districts throughout the United States, including: * Los Angeles Unified School District * Chicago Public Schools * New York City Department of Education * Houston Independent School District * Miami-Dade County Public Schools * Dallas Independent School District * Broward County Public Schools * Clark County School District (Las Vegas) * Philadelphia School District
Wombat Security Education Platform
Carnegie Mellon University, Royal Bank of Scotland, City of Garland, Texas
Proofpoint Intelligent Compliance Platform
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Popular Solutions
Top Industries
Educational Organization
17%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Educational Organization
21%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
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