Aternity Inc
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Aternity Inc. is an enterprise software
company headquartered in Westborough, MA, USA. Aternity, formerly known as Gelion Networks, started in 2004 and garnered $7.5 million in venture capital
funding in July 2005
and raised an additional $5 million of Series B funding in 2007.
The Series B round was further extended in 2009.
Company investors include Clal Industries and Investments Ltd., Genesis Partners
, Intel Capital
and Vertex Venture Capital.
Aternity partners with companies such as Unisys
,
CA Technologies and
Intel
to provide real-time visibility of the end user experience to their customers.
Aternity has been named a Gartner
Cool Vendor in IT Operations,
a Top 10 Most Promising Start-up by Ernst & Young
and Globes,
and a Top 50 Startup by InformationWeek Magazine
.
Aternity was also recognized by Network World
Magazine as one of the Top 10 Companies to Watch for innovative new management technology.
In addition, Aternity is regularly featured in industry research published by Gartner
,
Forrester Research
,
EMA,
and The 451 Group.
FPI is the result of the real-time aggregation, analysis, correlation of all the performance metrics
that define and impact real end user
experience. By transforming end user experience metrics into actionable business intelligence
, Frontline Performance Intelligence becomes a strategic business enabler. FPI is used by Fortune 500
companies to gain the agility required to address end user issues before they impact business results.
brings together leading entrepreneurs, technologists and business leaders from the US and Israel
.
Aternity’s management team was named to the shortlist for the “Best Management Team” category in both the 2008 American Business Awards
as well as the 2009 International Business Awards.
Enterprise software
Enterprise software, also known as enterprise application software , is software used in organizations, such as in a business or government, contrary to software chosen by individuals...
company headquartered in Westborough, MA, USA. Aternity, formerly known as Gelion Networks, started in 2004 and garnered $7.5 million in venture capital
Venture capital
Venture capital is financial capital provided to early-stage, high-potential, high risk, growth startup companies. The venture capital fund makes money by owning equity in the companies it invests in, which usually have a novel technology or business model in high technology industries, such as...
funding in July 2005
and raised an additional $5 million of Series B funding in 2007.
The Series B round was further extended in 2009.
Company investors include Clal Industries and Investments Ltd., Genesis Partners
Genesis Partners
Genesis Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on early stage investments in innovation driven companies serving markets that include enterprises, financial services, communications, consumer and consumers electronics, digital media, and energy...
, Intel Capital
Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most...
and Vertex Venture Capital.
Aternity partners with companies such as Unisys
Unisys
Unisys Corporation , headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States, and incorporated in Delaware, is a long established business whose core products now involves computing and networking.-History:...
,
CA Technologies and
Intel
Intel vPro
Intel vPro technology is computer hardware technology to allow remote access to the PC independent of the state of the operating system or power state of the PC. It consists of a set of features built into a PC's motherboard and other hardware...
to provide real-time visibility of the end user experience to their customers.
Aternity has been named a Gartner
Gartner
Gartner, Inc. is an information technology research and advisory firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. It was known as GartnerGroup until 2001....
Cool Vendor in IT Operations,
a Top 10 Most Promising Start-up by Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms, along with Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers ....
and Globes,
and a Top 50 Startup by InformationWeek Magazine
InformationWeek
InformationWeek is a weekly print magazine, an online site with corresponding face-to-face and virtual events, and research. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California and was first published in 1979 by CMP Media, later called CMP Technology. On February 29, 2008, CMP Technology was...
.
Aternity was also recognized by Network World
Network World
Network World is a weekly IT publication that provides news and information to network executives. The company is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States....
Magazine as one of the Top 10 Companies to Watch for innovative new management technology.
In addition, Aternity is regularly featured in industry research published by Gartner
Gartner
Gartner, Inc. is an information technology research and advisory firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. It was known as GartnerGroup until 2001....
,
Forrester Research
Forrester Research
Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Forrester Research has five research centers in the US: Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York, New York; San Francisco, California;...
,
EMA,
and The 451 Group.
Products
Aternity provides User-Centric Proactive IT Management through its patented Frontline Performance Intelligence (FPI) Platform.FPI is the result of the real-time aggregation, analysis, correlation of all the performance metrics
Performance metrics
A performance metric is a measure of an organization's activities and performance. Performance metrics should support a range of stakeholder needs from customers, shareholders to employees. While traditionally many metrics are financed based, inwardly focusing on the performance of the...
that define and impact real end user
End-user
Economics and commerce define an end user as the person who uses a product. The end user or consumer may differ from the person who purchases the product...
experience. By transforming end user experience metrics into actionable business intelligence
Business intelligence
Business intelligence mainly refers to computer-based techniques used in identifying, extracting, and analyzing business data, such as sales revenue by products and/or departments, or by associated costs and incomes....
, Frontline Performance Intelligence becomes a strategic business enabler. FPI is used by Fortune 500
Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect. The list includes publicly and...
companies to gain the agility required to address end user issues before they impact business results.
Corporate governance
Aternity’s management teambrings together leading entrepreneurs, technologists and business leaders from the US and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Aternity’s management team was named to the shortlist for the “Best Management Team” category in both the 2008 American Business Awards
Stevie Awards
The Stevie Awards were created in 2002 to honor and generate public recognition of the efforts, accomplishments, and positive contributions of companies and business people worldwide...
as well as the 2009 International Business Awards.
See also
- Application Performance ManagementApplication Performance ManagementApplication performance management, or APM, refers to the discipline within systems management that focuses on monitoring and managing the performance and service availability of software applications....
- IT Management
- Unisys CorporationUnisysUnisys Corporation , headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States, and incorporated in Delaware, is a long established business whose core products now involves computing and networking.-History:...
- Intel vProIntel vProIntel vPro technology is computer hardware technology to allow remote access to the PC independent of the state of the operating system or power state of the PC. It consists of a set of features built into a PC's motherboard and other hardware...