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, NTT and

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, and enterprises and government agencies.

History

Ixia was founded by Errol Ginsberg and Joel Weissberger in 1997. Atul Bhatnagar succeeded Ginsberg as president and

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in 2007. On March 19, 2012 Ixia announced Victor Alston as president and chief executive, with Ginsberg remaining chairman. In October 2013, Ixia announced Victor Alston's resignation as chief executive, and he was replaced by Ginsberg as acting CEO. On August 21, 2014, the board named Bethany Mayer president and CEO. Mayer was also named to the board of directors. Historically an IP/

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testing house, the acquisition of Catapult Communications in June 2009 established Ixia as a player in the

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market. Ixia made a second acquisition in 2009, buying

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' N2X Data Networks Product Line for $44 million. Ixia further expanded its testing capabilities by acquiring Wi-Fi testing company VeriWave, Inc. in July, 2011. On June 4, 2012 Ixia announced the completion of the acquisition of Anue Systems, Inc., a developer of network visibility software and tap aggregation products founded by Kevin Przybocki, Hemi Thaker, and Chip Webb. On August 24, 2012, the company announced another acquisition, BreakingPoint Systems, a company in network security testing. Ixia continued its acquisitions by announcing the purchase of Net Optics on October 29, 2013. In 2017, Keysight Technologies Inc. acquired Ixia for about $1.6 billion in cash. The company's test and simulation platforms are used by network equipment manufacturers, service providers, enterprises, and government agencies to design and validate a wide range of wired,

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and 3G/4G networking equipment and networks.

References

External links

Official site
{{Authority control Telecommunications companies of the United States Companies based in Calabasas, California Telecommunications companies established in 1997 Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq 2017 mergers and acquisitions 2000 initial public offerings