nLayers
{{Short description|Company specializing in network detection products}}
{{lowercase|nLayers}}
{{Infobox company
| name = nLayers Inc.
| logo =
| type = Private Company
| industry = Information Technology
| foundation = {{Start date |2003 }}
| founder = Gili Raanan
| defunct = {{End date |2006 }}
| fate = Acquired
| successor = EMC Corporation
| location_city = Cupertino, California
| location_country = United States
| location =
| locations = Cupertino, California and Herzliya, Israel
| key_people =
| products = network service discovery software
| services =
| num_employees =
| homepage = {{URL |http://www.nlayers.com }} {{deadlink|date=March 2025}}
}}
nLayers was an American/Israeli software company specializing in network discovery products; software designed to map the entirety of hosts, services, etc. that run on a given organization's network. Its primary product was "nLayers InSight". The company was acquired in 2006 by EMC Corporation.
History
nLayers was founded by Gili Raanan, in 2003 and was headquartered in Cupertino, California with a research and development center in Herzliya, Israel.{{cite press release|url=http://nlayers.com/news/press/070903.htm|date=July 9, 2003|title=Walden Israel and Gemini Israel Funds Lead $3M Series A Round in nLayers, a Software Company Specializing in Applications Management|publisher=nLayers|accessdate=2007-09-03}} Initial funding was provided by Venture capital funds Gemini Israel Funds and Walden Israel.{{Citation
| title = EMC pays $50m for startup nLayers
| url = http://www.ivc-online.com/ivcWeeklyItem.asp?articleID=4487
| author = Griml, Guy
| journal = The Marker
}}
Following its acquisition on June 7, 2006, nLayers became a subsidiary of EMC.{{cite news|url=http://www.eweek.com/storage/emc-swallows-application-mapping-company-nlayers/|publisher=eWeek|title=EMC Swallows Application-Mapping Company nLayers|first=Chris|last=Preimesberger|author2=Paula Musich |date=June 8, 2006|accessdate=2007-09-03}} It was later merged into Vmware.{{Cite web|url=https://www.emc.com/domains/n-layers/index.htm|title=EMC N-Layers Resource Management|website=www.emc.com|access-date=2016-09-13}} In June 2013 Vmware announced that end of life date for the original nLayers product would be March 8, 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vmware.com/il/products/vcenter-application-discovery-manager.html|title=VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager: Works Across Physical and Virtual Infrastructures|website=www.vmware.com|access-date=2016-09-13}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.walden.co.il/ Walden Israel Venture Capital]
- [http://www.gemini.co.il/ Gemini Israel Funds]
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Category:Companies based in Cupertino, California
Category:Software companies established in 2003
Category:Software companies of Israel
Category:2003 establishments in California
Category:American companies established in 2003
Category:Software companies disestablished in 2006
Category:2006 disestablishments in California