Barracuda Networks

Infobox Company
name = Barracuda Networks

type = Private
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foundation = 2002
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location_city = Campbell, California
location_country = United States
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key_people = CEO: Dean Drako
CMO: Michael Perone
CTO: Zach Levow
industry = Telecommunication
products = Spam Firewalls,
Web filters,
IM firewalls,
Load balancers,
Email Archivers,
Web Site Firewalls
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num_employees = 500-1000
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homepage = [http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ www.barracudanetworks.com]
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Barracuda Networks, Inc. is a privately held company providing firewall products to block e-mail spam, viruses, spyware, load balancing and instant messaging software.

Barracuda Networks was established in 2002 [cite web | url = http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/company/ | title = "Company Overview" | accessdate = 2006-09-14 | publisher = Barracuda Networks ] and since June 2007 is based in Campbell, California, having previously operated in Mountain View, California [cite web | url = http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/news_and_events/index.php?nid=54 | title = "Barracuda Networks Moves Headquarters To Mountain View" | accessdate = 2006-09-14 | date = 2005-07-18 | publisher = Barracuda Networks ] and Cupertino, California.

In January 2006, it closed its first outside investment of $40 million from Sequoia Capital and Francisco Partners. Sequoia Capital, which has provided financing to Cisco Systems, Google, Netscreen, and Yahoo!, is widely viewed as the world's preeminent venture capital firm. Francisco Partners, whose founders include technology investment banker pioneer Sandy Robertson, is a large private equity firm. [cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Jan_9/ai_n15990612|title=Barracuda announces outside investment|accessdate=2007-11-13]

On January 29, 2008, Barracuda Networks was sued by Trend Micro over their use of the open source anti-virus software Clam AntiVirus, which Trend Micro claims to be in violation of their patent on 'anti-virus detection on an SMTP or FTP gateway'. [ [http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080129-barracuda-defends-open-source-antivirus-from-patent-attack.html Barracuda defends open-source antivirus from patent attack ] ] . In addition to providing samples of prior art and pointing out possible procedurally issues that would render Trend Micro's patent invalid, Barracuda Networks launched a countersuit against Trend Micro claiming Trend Micro violated several antivirus patents Barracuda Networks had acquired from IBM. [http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080702-barracuda-bites-back-at-trend-micro-in-clamav-patent-lawsuit.html]

Products

* Barracuda Spam Firewall [cite web | url = http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/products/spam_overview.php | title = "Spam Firewall Overview" | accessdate = 2006-09-14 | publisher = Barracuda Networks ] , released October 2003 [cite web | url = http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/news_and_events/index.php?nid=23 | title = "Barracuda Networks Launches Spam and Virus Firewall" | accessdate = 2006-09-14 | date = 2003-10-13 | publisher = Barracuda Networks ]

* Barracuda Web Filter [cite web | url = http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/products/web-filter-overview.php | title = "Web Filter Overview" | accessdate = 2006-09-14 | publisher = Barracuda Networks ] , released April 2005 as Barracuda Spyware Firewall [cite web | url = http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/news_and_events/index.php?nid=45 | title = "Barracuda Networks Launches First Integrated Anti-Spyware and Web Filtering Gateway Appliance" | accessdate = 2006-09-14 | date = 2005-04-18 | publisher = Barracuda Networks ] , renamed August 2006 [cite web | url = http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/news_and_events/index.php?nid=106 | title = "Award-winning Barracuda Spyware Firewall Officially Becomes Barracuda Web Filter" | accessdate = 2006-09-14 | date = 2006-08-15 | publisher = Barracuda Networks ]

* Barracuda IM Firewall [cite web | url = http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/products/im_overview.php | title = "IM Firewall Overview" | accessdate = 2006-09-14 | publisher = Barracuda Networks ] , released September 2005 [cite web | url = http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/news_and_events/index.php?nid=59 | title = "Barracuda Networks Launches The Barracuda IM Firewall At The Demofall 2005 Conference" | accessdate = 2006-09-14 | date = 2005-09-19 | publisher = Barracuda Networks ]

* Barracuda Load Balancer [cite web | url = http://www.barracuda.com/load | title = Barracuda Load Balancer Overview" | accessdate = 2008-04-09 | date = 2006-11-07 | publisher = Barracuda Networks ] , released November 2006 [cite web | url = http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/news_and_events/index.php?nid=117 | title = Barracuda Networks Launches Barracuda Load Balancer" | accessdate = 2006-11-07 | date = 2006-11-07 | publisher = Barracuda Networks ]

* Barracuda Message Archiver [cite web | url = http://www.barracuda.com/archiver | title = Barracuda Message Archiver Overview" | accessdate = 2008-04-09 | date = 2007-07-24 | publisher = Barracuda Networks ] , released July 2007 [cite web | url = http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/news_and_events/index.php?nid=190 | title = Barracuda Networks Launches Comprehensive Barracuda Message Archiver" | accessdate = 2008-04-09 | date = 2007-07-24 | publisher = Barracuda Networks ]

* Barracuda Web Site Firewall [cite web | url = http://www.barracuda.com/wsf | title = Barracuda Web Site Firewall Overview" | accessdate = 2008-04-09 | date = 2008-04-08 | publisher = Barracuda Networks ] , released April 2008 [cite web | url = http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/news_and_events/index.php?nid=261 | title = Barracuda Networks Launches Barracuda Web Site Firewall" | accessdate = 2008-04-09 | date = 2008-04-08 | publisher = Barracuda Networks ]

References

External links

* [http://www.barracudanetworks.com Barracuda Networks corporate website]