Riverbed modeler was formerly referred to as opnet modeler suite. Opnet computer science and technology university of. Riverbeds family of performance products include solutions for branch offices, mobile workers, private data centers, private clouds and cloud computing. Riverbed modeler may be used with 3d network visualizer. Oct 29, 2012 the acquisition is expected to begin adding to riverbeds adjusted earnings next year. Riverbed is excited to welcome opnets customers to our support community and we look forward to working with you. Fittingly, extrahops packet capture announcement coincides with riverbeds recently announced acquisition of opnet. Please take a moment to update your support contact information to the following. Riverbed and opnet a merger that makes sense 247 wall st. Opnet solutions prior to acquisition by riverbed notes. Netapp buys riverbed technologys steelstore business zdnet. In april 2015, the company was acquired by private equity investment firm thoma. Riverbed will initiate a twostep merger process to buy opnet, which is expected to speed up the acquisition process. Riverbed technologys acquisition of software defined networking specialist ocedo is going to drive net new services for channel partners, with combined technologies set to.
Oct 29, 2012 riverbed to acquire opnet technologies, inc. I had a big sense of deja vu reading about riverbeds opnet application performance management acquisition. Based on riverbed s awardwinning modeler product, academic edition is designed to complement specific lab exercises that teach fundamental networking concepts. Analysts criticize broadcom acquisition of ca technologies stocks bolt higher as trade war worries ease. The company was founded in 1986 and went public in 2000.
Riverbed technology, the performance company, today announced that it has closed its acquisition of opnet technologies, inc. Riverbed acquisition of ocedo opens enormous service. Acquisition is designed to extend riverbed s npm business into the apm market networking, business strategy, network software, networks, riverbed technology incorporated riverbed to acquire opnet technologies networking, business strategy, network software, networks, riverbed technology incorporated channel middle east. Riverbed to acquire opnet technologies inc riverbed us. For a company with its roots in network management, the aternity acquisition gives riverbed a solid digital performance management story, alongside competitors like appdynamics, dynatrace, new. The opnet acquisition builds on riverbeds strong heritage and experience in delivering solutions that improve the performance of technology for business. Prior to riverbed, opnet was headquartered in bethesda, maryland and. Dec 18, 2012 riverbed technology, the performance company, today announced that it has closed its acquisition of opnet technologies, inc. This is a strategic acquisition that is highly complementary to cascade and riverbed as a whole, jerry kennelly, chairman and ceo at riverbed said during a morning press conference to. A license request key activation code generates the appliances licenses.
Jul 28, 2016 for a company with its roots in network management, the aternity acquisition gives riverbed a solid digital performance management story, alongside competitors like appdynamics, dynatrace, new. Ive lived through an eerily similar acquisition and have a pretty good idea what the teams at riverbed and opnet are about to encounter. Our records indicate your maintenance contract has expired. Reimagining packet capture in light of riverbeds opnet. Riverbed to acquire opnet technologies infrastructure. Riverbed technology has acquired 10 companies of its own, including 3 in the last 5 years. On october, 29, 2012, riverbed to acquire opnet to build on riverbeds strong. Opnet, based in bethesda, md, provided performance analysis software for applications and networks, which evolved into riverbed steelcentral. Riverbed provides its network simulation software for free to qualifying. Xirrus designs and develops wireless access network management solutions and equipment such as wired switches, arrays and network accessories. Opnet, founded in 1986, provides software and services to.
Dec 19, 2012 the riverbed cascade business unit and opnet will be combined into the new riverbed performance management business unit and will be led by general manager paul brady. Netapp announces acquisition of riverbed technologys. This should be a great acquisition for riverbed as the opnet products will nicely complement the products in the companys cascade business unit. Riverbed said the acquisition will enable it to expand its network performance management. Riverbeds tool is called cascade shark acquired through the 2010 purchase of cace technologies and opnets tool is called apptransaction xpert. Jan 19, 2016 riverbed technologys acquisition of software defined networking specialist ocedo is going to drive net new services for channel partners, with combined technologies set to launch in the near. Netapp buys riverbed technologys steelstore business. Opnet smart leadership and disciplined growth since. Riverbed closes acquisition of opnet technologies, inc.
Riverbed closes acquisition of opnet technologies inc. Opnet, founded in 1986, provides software and services to manage applications and networks. Riverbed modeler academic edition provides a virtual environment for modeling, analyzing, and predicting the performance of it infrastructures, including applications, servers, and networking technologies. Riverbed to acquire opnet technologies networking, business. Acquisition is designed to extend riverbeds npm business into the apm market networking, business strategy, network software, networks, riverbed technology incorporated riverbed to acquire opnet technologies networking, business strategy, network software, networks, riverbed technology incorporated channel middle east. Xirrus designs and develops wireless access network management solutions and equipment such. Riverbed expects the acquisition to be accretive to 20 earnings per share on a nongaap basis and then deliver meaningful revenue and. View and redeem licenses for your hardware and software products. Thoma bravo completes acquisition of riverbed riverbed. Software description riverbed modeler linux version 18. The steelstore product supports leading backup applications and cloud providers so that customers have a choice in how they extend their existing data protection. Ca scores breakaway gap broadcom to buy enterprise software.
The addition of opnet establishes riverbed as the clear leader in the highgrowth and converging. Jan 03, 20 the opnet acquisition builds on riverbeds strong heritage and experience in delivering solutions that improve the performance of technology for business. Riverbed technology riverbed develops solutions to the fundamental problems associated with information technology it performance across wide area networks wans. The acquisition is expected to begin adding to riverbeds adjusted earnings next year. Through this acquisition, riverbed is now the leader in the converging application and network performance management markets. The companies are operating as a single integrated entity effective july 1, 20. Its products consist of software and hardware focused on network performance monitoring, application performance management, and wide area networks wans, including sdwan and wan optimization riverbed has its headquarters in san francisco. On january 19, 2016, riverbed technology acquired germanybased ocedo, a provider of software defined networking and sdwan technology. Through this acquisition, riverbed is now the leader in the. Riverbed agrees to buy opnet adding network management. Both of these vendors offer traditional packet capture tools. San franciscodecember 18, 2012 riverbed technology nasdaq. This release also implements suggestions and fixes many software problems reported in earlier releases. These are all the companies that riverbed has acquired.
The opnet acquisition builds on riverbeds strong heritage and experience in. Rvbd, the performance company, today announced that it has closed its acquisition of opnet technologies, inc. Rvbd, the performance company, and opnet technologies, inc. Riverbed competitors, revenue and employees owler company. The plan is to combine the opnet technology with riverbeds cascade business unit. Ntap today announced the acquisition of riverbed technologys nasdaq. Riverbed expects the acquisition to be accretive to 20 earnings per share on a nongaap basis and then deliver meaningful revenue and operating. Steelcentral appresponse virtual appliances that are less than version 11 can only be activated via the opnet software licenses page. Riverbed s tool is called cascade shark acquired through the 2010 purchase of cace technologies and opnet s tool is called apptransaction xpert.
Zk research posts riverbed goes big and buys opnet. Visit riverbed modeler overview page to learn more. Riverbed closes acquisition of opnet technologies industry. Opnt, the leading provider of solutions for application and network performance management, today announced that riverbed has. Network gear maker riverbed technology inc will buy opnet technologies inc, which makes software to manage traffic on networks, for about. If your matter is urgent, or you feel this information is inaccurate, please contact support. The opnet acquisition builds on riverbed s strong heritage and experience in delivering solutions that improve the performance of technology for business. Riverbed technology mergers and acquisitions summary mergr. Opnet was recently acquired by riverbed technology. This release contains new features and enhancements to existing capabilities.
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