Net Optics
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Net Optics is a manufacturer of network monitoring and intelligent access solutions{{buzzword-inline|date=March 2024}} for physical and virtual networks. The company was established in 1996 by Eldad Matityahu. Ixia announced the purchase of Net Optics[11] on October 29, 2013.
Net Optics’ line of passive network monitoring access devices includes taps, bypass switches, regeneration taps, aggregators, data monitoring switches, and media converters. Products are designed and manufactured in the United States.{{cite web
|title=Made in America: Who is manufacturing in America?
|date=May 22, 2012
|work=Network World
|url=http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/made-america-who-manufacturing-america}} Net Optics' Network Performance Monitoring and Application Flow Monitoring solutions extend visibility and control into the application layer.{{cite web
|title=Net Optics announces Spyke network performance monitoring solution for SMBs
|date=February 27, 2012
|first=Mark
|last=Cox
|work=eChannelLine
|url=http://www.echannelline.com/articles/net-optics-announces-spyke-network-performance-monitoring-solution-for-smbs}}
Ixia was then purchased by Keysight formerly Agilent, formerly HP.{{Cite news|date=2017-01-30|title=Keysight Technologies to buy Ixia for $1.6 billion|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ixia-m-a-keysight-tech-idUSKBN15E17F|access-date=2020-06-26}}
History
Net Optics was founded in 1996 by Eldad Matityahu. The company’s original focus was producing network taps - hardware devices that monitor network traffic. Net Optics now offers a range of network monitoring solutions{{buzzword-inline|date=March 2024}} for telecommunications, banking, finance, government and large enterprise.{{cite news
|title=Net Optics grows by finding new ways to tap data streams
|work=Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal
|first=Jon
|last=Xavier
|date=April 15, 2011
|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/print-edition/2011/04/15/net-optics-grow-finding-ways-data-stream.html
}}
In January 2012, Net Optics acquired Triplelayer, a private Australia-based distributor, and its sister company, nMetrics, which specializes in network and application analysis software. {{cite news
|first=Lisa
|last=Sibley
|title=Net Optics acquires nMetrics and Triplelayer
|work=Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal
|date=January 23, 2012
|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2012/01/23/net-optics-acquires-nmetrics-and.html
}} The company’s Network Performance Monitoring products provide statistics/analysis using deep packet inspection.