Array Networks
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Application Delivery Networking |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Milpitas, California |
| Products | APV Series Application Delivery Controllers, AG Series SSL VPN, AVX Series Virtualized Appliances, aCelera WAN Optimization Controllers |
| Website | Official website |
Array Networks is an American networking hardware company. It sells network traffic encryption tools.[1]
Array Networks was founded in 2000 by Lawrence Lu and is based in Milpitas, California.[2] Originally called ClickArray Networks, it was renamed Array Networks in 2001 by then-incoming CEO Don Massaro who said the longer name "sounded too dot-commy".[3] It received funding from the venture capital firm U.S. Venture Partners and the private equity firm H&Q Asia Pacific.[4]
On May 13, 2009,[1] Array Networks became the first non-Taiwan company to be listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.[5] The company sold 54 million shares that had a total value of about $79 million.[1] In 2009, 43% of the company's market share was in China, and its main product type sold there consisted of SSL VPN devices. It also had 200 employees in China, which CEO Michael Zhao said made China a "natural choice" for an IPO,[1] In comparison, the company had 70 employees in Silicon Valley.[4] but because China did not allow non-Chinese companies on their exchange, he narrowed the choices down to the NASDAQ and the Taiwan Stock Exchange. He chose the Taiwan Stock Exchange for two reasons: Array Networks had a strong business presence in Asia, and Taiwan Stock Exchange's listing fees were at least one third less than the NASDAQ's.[1]
In 2011, CRN Magazine noted that most of Array Networks' sales is from Asia and that the company is "particularly strong" in China, Japan, and India.[2]
In 2023 Array Networks Partnered with Aircom Global Limited, a company with operations in Tanzania.[6]
Products[edit]
APV series application delivery controllers[edit]
In 2008, Array Networks first released its AppVelocity devices that consisted of application delivery controllers for SSL acceleration, load balancing and traffic managementat layers 2-7 for enterprise data centers and Web sites.[7] Later devices were introduced in 2013,[8] 2014,[9] and 2015.[10]
AG series VPN gateways[edit]
Array sells VPN gateways.[11]
Remote Desktop Access[edit]
Array sells DesktopDirect which enables remote desktop access in a web browser.[12]
Secure Mobile Access[edit]
Array sells MotionPro, a product for remote desktop access via personal mobile devices.[13]
aCelera WAN optimization controller[edit]
In March 2013, Array acquired the assets of WOC pioneer Certeon, including development and support operations,[14] and software-based WAN optimization products including the aCelera Virtual Appliance, aCelera for Windows Server and aCelera Mobile.[15]
The aCelera appliance can be used to accelerate application traffic for Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, IBM, Dell, file transfers, backup and replication and others.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Buley, Taylor (2009-05-19). "Shunning NASDAQ". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ a b "Array Networks Looks To Build U.S. Presence Behind New Channel Program - Page: 2 | CRN". 2015-04-30. Archived from the original on 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ Delevett, Peter (2001-11-27). "San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Wiretap Column". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2015-04-30 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ a b Harris, Scott Duke (2009-05-13). "Harris: Milpitas company offshores its IPO". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ Austin, Scott (2009-07-23). "The Daily Start-Up: Sorting Through The Zappos Chatter". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ "Organisations partner to strengthen application security controls - Daily News". 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ Ann Bednarz, "Array Networks on a Green Streak", Network World, April 3, 2008
- ^ "Array Networks Ships New Application Delivery Controller Line", Database Trends and Applications, May 13, 2013
- ^ Rahul Arora, "Array Announces Availability of AVX10650 Multi-tenant ADC Appliance", TMCNet.com, July 16, 2014
- ^ "Array announces the second generation of the AVX10650 virtualized application delivery controller" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, NSS, February 3, 2015
- ^ Ann Bednarz, "VPLS Deploys Virtual Secure Access Gateway to Provide Customers Direct Cloud Connectivity", WHIR, November 19, 2014
- ^ Jim Carlton, "The PC Goes on an Energy Diet", Wall Street Journal, September 8, 2009
- ^ Tony Bradley, "Merging iPhone and Business? There is an App for That", PC World, January 26, 2010
- ^ Gartner-com-Magic-Quadrant-for-WAN-Optimization-Controllers "Gartner.com-Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers", Scribd, April 29, 2013
- ^ "aCelera Virtual Appliance for Application Acceleration" Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine, SearchEnterpriseWAN
- ^ Jim Metzler and Rolf McClellan, "Certeon’s aCelera Virtual Appliance for Acceleration Product Brief", June 2008