J2 Global Buys Excel Micro

(RTTNews) - j2 Global, Inc. (JCOM) said Wednesday that it has agreed to buy Excel Micro Inc., the Philadelphia-based distributor of cloud email security and archiving solutions.

Excel Micro is one of the industry's premier cloud-based email security distributors. It has built this reputation with an exceptional team that provides superior technical support, sales engineering and training to its over 3,500 channel partners across the globe.

The acquisition expands j2's U.S. and Canadian email security customer base, reseller channels and channel expertise.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed and the financial impact to j2 is not expected to be material.