Efficient Networks, Inc. was a
customer-premises equipment
In telecommunications, a customer-premises equipment or customer-provided equipment (CPE) is any terminal and associated equipment located at a subscriber's premises and connected with a carrier's telecommunication circuit at the demarcation p ...
manufacturer. In 2000, it made plans to buy
NetScreen Technologies
NetScreen Technologies was an American technology company that was acquired by Juniper Networks for US$4 billion stock for stock in 2004.
NetScreen Technologies developed ASIC-based Internet security systems and appliances that delivered high pe ...
, but abandoned it later that year. Efficient Networks bought FlowPoint from
Cabletron Systems
Cabletron Systems, Inc., was a manufacturer of networking computer equipment throughout the 1980s and 1990s primarily based in Rochester, New Hampshire, in the United States. They also had manufacturing facilities in Ironton, Ohio, and in Irelan ...
in 2002.
Efficient Networks was acquired by
Siemens
Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational technology conglomerate. It is focused on industrial automation, building automation, rail transport and health technology. Siemens is the largest engineering company in Europe, and holds the positi ...
in 2002.
See also
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Telecoms crash
The Telecoms crash, also known as the Telecommunications Bubble was a stock market crash that occurred in 2001, after the bursting of the dot-com bubble.
The telecommunications industry had experienced significant growth and investment during the ...
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External links
* {{web archive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815060723/http://www.efficient.com/, title=Official website
Defunct companies based in Texas