Expand Networks

Summary

Expand Networks, Ltd. was a Tel Aviv, Israel based provider of WAN optimization technology founded in 1998 and liquidated in 2011.

Expand Networks, Inc.
Company typePrivate Company
IndustryWAN Acceleration Equipment
Founded1998
Fateliquidated 2011
HeadquartersRoseland, New Jersey, Tel-Aviv, Israel
ProductsAccelerator appliances, WAN Optimization
Websitewww.expand.com

About edit

Expand Networks was a privately held company, co-founded by Talmon Marco in 1998; initial financing was provided by Discount Investment Corporation Ltd., The Eurocom Group, Ophir Holdings, and a private group of investors, including Memco Software founder Israel Mezin. Additional investors joined in subsequent rounds of funding. The company raised over $95 million.[citation needed]

Expand Networks headquarters was in Tel-Aviv, Israel with sales in the United States and Europe, New Jersey, Australia,[1] China,[2] Singapore, and South Africa.

The company manufactured accelerators in physical,[3] virtual[4] and mobile[5] deployment options.

Liquidation edit

In mid October 2011, following the requests of Plenus, one of the company's lenders, an Israeli court appointed a liquidator - Paz Rimer. The liquidator gradually terminated the company's employees [6] and eventually, on 11 January 2012 sold most of the assets of the company to Riverbed Technology, which immediately terminated all the company's products and ceased support.[7]

External links edit

  • Expand Networks Home Page
  • Expand Networks reassures partners it's business as usual

References edit

  1. ^ Local reseller chosen for Expand Networks win on crn.com.au
  2. ^ Expand Networks Extends Global Presence - Establishes Expand China., on allbusiness.com
  3. ^ Expand Networks Continues Virtualization Drive with ExpandView Virtual on vmblog.com
  4. ^ Expand Networks Virtual Accelerator: VDI, Application Virtualization and the WAN on Matt Hensley's Blog
  5. ^ Expect More From WAN Optimization Than Just Optimization Archived 2009-06-06 at the Wayback Machine on cio.com
  6. ^ Liquidator terminates 24 Expand employees, on globes.co.il
  7. ^ Riverbed Purchases Assets of Expand Networks, on riverbed.com