PacketTrap Networks, Inc., later known as just PacketTrap, was a provider of network management and traffic analysis software for midsize companies.
History
PacketTrap was founded in 2006 and headquartered in
San Francisco, California
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. It received $5 million in
Series A venture capital from
August Capital
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in 2007.
The company was purchased by
Quest Software
Quest Software, also known as Quest, is a privately held software company headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, United States. Quest provides cloud management, software as a service, security, workforce mobility, and backup & recovery. The c ...
in 2009.
PacketTrap was then bought by
Dell
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in 2012 as part of a buyout of Quest.
Dell discontinued development of the software in 2013.
PacketTrap was established enough that other companies continued support
of the legacy product through licensing agreements with Dell.
Features
PacketTrap features included Desktop Management, Server Management, Monitor Cloud Assets, and others.
See also
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References
External links
PacketTrap's Products and ServicesStartup City - InformationWeek*
ttp://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/08/packettrap_chal.html Information Week, John Foley, Aug, 2008. "PacketTrap Challenges CA and IBM"Microsoft TechNet, Greg Steen, July, 2008. "New Products for IP Pros"PC Magazine, Jamie Bernstein, May, 2008. "Review: PacketTrap pt360"*
ttp://www.whatpc.co.uk/computing/analysis/2210502/tough-nut-crack-3835165 What PC, Tony Luke, Feb, 2008. "A Tough Nut to Crack"Information Week, John Foley, Feb, 2008. "The Demise Of Commercial Open Source"
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Software companies established in 2006
Networking companies of the United States
System administration
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Port scanners
Network analyzers
2006 establishments in California
Software companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area
Defunct software companies of the United States
Software companies disestablished in 2013
2009 mergers and acquisitions
2012 mergers and acquisitions
Quest Software