NLayers
Company specializing in network detection products
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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.
| Company type | Private Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information Technology |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Gili Raanan |
| Defunct | 2006 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | EMC Corporation |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | Cupertino, California and Herzliya, Israel |
| Products | network service discovery software |
| Website | www |
History
nLayers was founded by Gili Raanan, in 2003 and was headquartered in Cupertino, California with a research and development center in Herzliya, Israel.[1] Initial funding was provided by Venture capital funds Gemini Israel Funds and Walden Israel.[2]
Following its acquisition on June 7, 2006, nLayers became a subsidiary of EMC.[3] It was later merged into Vmware.[4] In June 2013 Vmware announced that end of life date for the original nLayers product would be March 8, 2017.[5]