SANTA CLARA, CA — (Marketwired) — 10/29/13 — , a leading provider of total application and network visibility solutions, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by (NASDAQ: XXIA) for $190 million in cash.The acquisition would expand Ixia-s technology portfolio of network visibility products to include Net Optics- signature line of network and virtualization taps and its range of Application-Aware Network Performance Monitoring (AA-NPM) solutions and network
New Capabilities Include Innovative Packet Deduplication, Enriched Traffic Filtering, BGP4 Integration, Expanded Egress Filtering and More — Enabling Total Visibility and Empowering High Tool Performance, Availability and Lifespan
The Phantom Virtualization Tap 3.0 Supports ESXi 5.x at the Kernel and Is Fully Integrated With vCenter5.x. Also Launching Phantom HD 3.0, Promoting Peak Efficiency of Monitoring Tools
Veteran Executive Sales Leader Chuck Bernstein Brings Strategic Insights, Powerful Team Building Skills and an Outstanding Track Record of Sales Management Results in the North American Enterprise and Carrier Markets — Fueling Net Optics- Rapid Advance Into New Technology Markets
At Interop, Net Optics to Demonstrate xStream 40(TM) Capabilities for 40G and 10G Networks, as Well as Spyke(TM) AA-NPM Support for Network Security and Availability
Net Optics to Deliver High-Performance Monitoring, Access and Application Intelligence to InteropNet, Providing Comprehensive Network Packet Brokering Capabilities, Along With Application Intelligence
