NetScout Systems, Inc.

NetScout Systems, Inc.

Type	Public (NASDAQ: NTCT
Headquarters	Westford, Massachusetts
Revenue	US$ 168.96 Million (2008)[1]
Operating income	US$ -5.34 Million (2008)[1]
Net income	US$ -2.09 Million (2008)[1]
Total assets	US$ 420.94 Million (2008)[1]
Total equity	US$ 197.33 Million (2008)[1]
Employees	790 (December 2008)
Website	http://www.netscout.com/

NetScout Systems, Inc. is a provider of integrated network performance management solutions.^[2] NetScout is known for their packet Sniffer and nGenius packet flow recorder products. It is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts and has approximately 800 employees in offices across the globe. NetScout serves the enterprise community, government agencies and telecommunications service providers. NetScout is listed on the New York Stock Exchange with a symbol of NTCT .

History

NetScout Systems, Inc. was founded in 1984. NetScout's first product was a standards-based Ethernet Probe, which shipped in 1992. In November 2007, NetScout acquired Network General and their Sniffer, Infinistream, and Network Intelligence product lines.^[3]

The acquisition of Network General, a company specializing in network and application performance analysis, has allowed Netscout to merge both product lines to allow their Performance Manager product to utilize both probes and Infinistream technologies. Network General developed the original network packet sniffer in 1986; it merged with McAfee Associates in 1997 to form Network Associates. In mid-2004, Network Associates sold off the Sniffer Technologies business to Silver Lake Partners and Texas Pacific Group for $275 million in cash to form Network General.

In early 2006, Network General acquired Fidelia, adding the NetVigil Business Service Monitoring technology to their range of network and application performance analysis tools. In September 2007, Network General was acquired by NetScout Systems Inc.,^[4] The acquisition would help NetScout in its recently entered Wireless Service Provider segment.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "NTCT - NetScout Systems, Inc. - Google Finance". http://www.google.com/finance?q=NTCT. Retrieved 2009-03-28. 
2. ^ "NetScout - About us". NetScout Systems, Inc.. 2007. http://www.netscout.com/company/. Retrieved 2008-03-15. 
3. ^ "About NetScout". NetScout Systems, Inc.. 2007. http://www.netscout.com/company/history.asp. Retrieved 2008-03-15. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "NetScout Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Network General". NetScout Systems, Inc.. 2007-09-20. http://www.netscout.com/news/07/0920.asp. Retrieved 2008-03-15. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• NetScout Website