Riverbed Acquires CACE Technologies at WLAN Book.com

October 21st, 2010

Riverbed Acquires CACE Technologies

by Zaib Kaleem

Riverbed Acquires CACE Technologies

CACE Technologies, maker of AirPcap an 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless LAN packet capture adapter has been acquired by Riverbed. AirPcap can capture full 802.11 data, management, and control frames that can be viewed in Wireshark thereby providing in-depth protocol dissection and analysis capabilities.

CACE also markets high end wired side packet capture products. Both CACE’s and Riverbed’s products that sit at the edge of the network and optimize or analyze traffic. Adding CACE’s technology into Rivered boxes makes sense. See below for where two vendors place their equipment.

CACE – span port on switch

Riverbed – between router and switch

CACE Technologies Inc. is the sponsor and innovative force behind Wireshark and WinPcap, the world’s most widely used Open Source network traffic capture and analysis tools. The company develops cutting-edge network analysis and troubleshooting products that complement Wireshark’s prodigious packet inspection capabilities. The CACE Shark Distributed Monitoring System provides enterprise-class, end-to-end network monitoring and analytics capabilities and extends the Wireshark experience into distributed network environments. Known for its user-friendly modular products, the company offers the most cost-effective analysis solutions for modern enterprise networks.

Riverbed Technology, Inc. (Riverbed) has developed solutions to the fundamental problems associated with information technology (IT) performance across wide area networks (WANs). The Company’s Steelhead products enable its customers to improve the performance of their applications and access to their data across WANs, typically increasing transmission speeds by 5 to 50 times and in some cases by up to 100 times. Riverbed sells its products and support to end users directly through its sales force and indirectly through channel partners, including value-added distributors (VADs), value-added resellers (VARs), systems integrators and service providers. It operates internationally primarily through a number of wholly owned subsidiaries that are designed primarily to support its sales, marketing and support activities outside the United States. On February 19, 2009, the Company acquired Mazu Networks, Inc.