NetScout completes acquisition of Network General
ConvergenceAsia staff
09/11/2007

NetScout Systems, an advanced network and application performance management provider, has finalised the acquisition of privately-held Network General, a packet-level network analysis and data mining company. NetScout will immediately begin executing the planned integration of the two companies' technologies and operations.

The acquisition, valued at approximately US$206 million, enables NetScout to offer customers best-of-breed early-warning capability, real-time and historical application flow analysis, and deep packet forensics.

The combined company will possess the scale, technology, and mind share required to address and meet the substantial operational challenges posed by virtualisation, convergence, SOA and highly distributed network-centric operations.

Michael Szabados, Chief Operating Officer of NetScout said, “Throwing our combined weight at tomorrow’s most difficult network management challenges, we will elevate and advance the state of the art in packet-flow performance management solutions to the benefit of our customers and the networking industry as a whole.”

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