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Acme Packet

Acme Packet, Inc. 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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Acme Packet, Inc.
Company type
Subsidiary
Nasdaq: APKT
IndustryNetworking hardware
FoundedAugust 2000 (2000-08)
Defunct2013 (2013)
FateAcquired and folded into Oracle Corporation
Headquarters
Bedford, Massachusetts
,
United States
Key people
  • Andy Ory (CEO)
  • Patrick MeLampy (CTO)
ProductsSession Border Controllers, Multiservice Security Gateways, Session Routing Proxies
RevenueIncrease US$241 Million (FY 2010)1
Increase US$19.2 Million (FY 2009)1
Increase US$17.1 Million (FY 2009)1
Total assetsIncrease US$247 Million (FY 2009)2
Total equityIncrease US$200 Million (FY 2009)2
Number of employees
761 (Q3 2012)
ParentOracle Corporation
Websitewww.acmepacket.com

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.

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.567 The deal closed in June 2013 and Acme Packet was folded into the Oracle Communications Global Business Unit.

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References

  1. Acme Packet (APKT) annual SEC income statement filing via Wikinvest
  2. Acme Packet (APKT) annual SEC balance sheet filing via Wikinvest
  3. "Acme Packet, Inc. SEC". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  4. "Acme Packet Net-Net Products Win SUPERQuest Award". Archived from the original on 2014-01-15.
  5. Ghosh, Sayantani (2013-02-04). "Oracle to buy network gear maker Acme Packet for about $2 billion". Reuters. Retrieved 2013-02-04.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. "Oracle Buys Acme Packet" (Press release). Redwood Shores, California, USA: Oracle Corporation. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  7. "Oracle to Buy Acme Packet" (Press release). Bedford, Massachusetts, USA: Acme Packet. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
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