The 10 largest tech IPOs of 2012

Facebook may have been the IPO that people everywhere anticipated and then lamented, but 2012 was largely defined by a series of stellar public debuts by enterprise software markers.

Former McAfee CEO Dave DeWalt takes reins at FireEye

Dave DeWalt -- known for his big personality, top-secret government clearance, and work as former chief executive at McAfee -- is taking over as chief executive for security company FireEye today. He hopes to lead the company to an IPO quickly.

Cloud security company Qualys up 18 percent on IPO after the markets close

Cloud Security company Qualys is up 18 percent in after hours trading. The company debuted on the NASDAQ today, with a slow start ending in an 11 percent climb.

Palo Alto Networks jumps 31 percent out of the IPO gate

This was a good morning for Palo Alto Networks. The security company went public today, with shares jumping 31 percent from its Thursday-priced $42 a share.

The company debuted at $52.20 a share on the New York Stock Exchange under …

Palo Alto Networks closer to IPO, sets price range at $34-$37 a share

Firewall security company Palo Alto Networks priced the shares for its initial public offering today, setting the range at $34 to $37 a share.

Palo Alto filed to go public in April this year, with expectations of raising $175 million …

Security company Qualys files to go public

Cloud security company Qualys just filed for an initial public offering, making it the latest security company to jump into the public market.

Qualys helps enterprise IT departments remain compliant with any policies or regulations associated with their industries, and …

Palo Alto Networks wants its firewall to be worth $175M, files to go public

Firewall and computer security company Palo Alto Networks plans to raise $175 million in a public offering, according to papers published today by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Palo Alto Networks has become popular because it allows chief information officers …

Palo Alto Networks names new CEO

After an eight-month hunt, security startup Palo Alto Networks has named a new CEO: Former Verisign CEO Mark McLaughlin.

The privately-held startup also released a few tidbits about its financial status, indicating that it was on track to book $200 …

McAfee chief resigns to pursue ‘non-competitive CEO role’

Intel’s security- and antivirus-focused McAfee subsidiary has announced the departure of its president, David DeWalt.

This sets the stage for DeWalt’s likely hiring as the CEO of Palo Alto Networks, a network security company, as VentureBeat reported earlier.

“Dave has …

Breaking: McAfee chief to depart for security startup Palo Alto Networks

David DeWalt is about to leave his post as president of McAfee to become the CEO of Palo Alto Networks, a late-stage security startup, VentureBeat has learned.

According to the source, unrelated to the company, DeWalt has accepted the top …