Net Optics was a manufacturer of network monitoring equipment for physical and virtual networks. The company was established in 1996 by Eldad Matityahu. Ixia announced the purchase of Net Optics on October 29, 2013.1
Net Optics produces equipment includes taps, bypass switches, regeneration taps, aggregators, data monitoring switches, and media converters. Net optics does both production and manufacturing in the united states.
Ixia was then purchased by Keysight, formerly Agilent, formerly HP.2
History
Net Optics was founded in 1996 by Eldad Matityahu. The company’s original focus was producing network taps - hardware devices that monitor network traffic. Net Optics now offers a range of network monitoring solutions for telecommunications, banking, finance, government and large enterprise.3
In January 2012, Net Optics acquired Triplelayer, a private Australia-based distributor, and its sister company, nMetrics, which specializes in network and application analysis software. Sibley, Lisa (January 23, 2012). "Net Optics acquires nMetrics and Triplelayer". Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. The company’s Network Performance Monitoring products provide statistics/analysis using deep packet inspection.4
References
References
- "Ixia to Acquire Net Optics, Inc. - WSJ.com". Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2026-07-31.
- "Keysight Technologies to buy Ixia for $1.6 billion". Reuters. 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- Xavier, Jon (April 15, 2011). "Net Optics grows by finding new ways to tap data streams". Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.
- Cox, Mark (February 27, 2012). "Net Optics announces Spyke network performance monitoring solution for SMBs". eChannelLine.