Acme Packet
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Acme Packet, Inc.[3] was a company based in Bedford, Massachusetts that sold session border controllers (SBCs), multi-service security gateways (MSGs), and session routing proxies (SRPs) to service providers and enterprises. A public company incorporated in Delaware, Acme Packet employs over 761 individuals in 31 countries.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: APKT | |
| Industry | Networking hardware |
| Founded | August 2000 |
| Defunct | 2013 |
| Fate | Acquired and folded into Oracle Corporation |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | |
| Products | Session Border Controllers, Multiservice Security Gateways, Session Routing Proxies |
| Revenue |  US$241 Million (FY 2010)[1] |
| US$19.2 Million (FY 2009)[1] | |
| US$17.1 Million (FY 2009)[1] | |
| Total assets | US$247 Million (FY 2009)[2] |
| Total equity | US$200 Million (FY 2009)[2] |
Number of employees | 761 (Q3 2012) |
| Parent | Oracle Corporation |
| Website | www.acmepacket.com |
In 2002, the Acme Packet Net-Net family of Session Aware Networking products won the SUPERQuest award for most promising IP/application services technology for public networks at SUPERCOMM 2002.[4]
On February 4, 2013, Oracle Corporation announced that it was to acquire Acme Packet for US$2.1 billion.[5][6][7] The deal closed in June 2013 and Acme Packet was folded into the Oracle Communications Global Business Unit.