PacketTrap provides network management and traffic analysis software for midsize companies. PacketTrap has offices in Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley

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 and Calcutta, India

India

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History

The company was founded in October 2006, and released its first product, pt360, in November 2007. The founders of PacketTrap previously started Learning Productions (sold to SkillSoft in 2000) and Lasso Logic

Lasso Logic

Lasso Logic was a company formed in 2003 that pioneered continuous data protection and an onsite–offsite backup technology for the small and medium enterprise market before it was acquired by SonicWALL in November, 2005 for approximately $20 million. Lasso Logic became the third of three...

, acquired by SonicWALL

SonicWALL

SonicWALL is a private company headquartered in San Jose, CA. It sells a range of internet appliances primarily directed at content control and network security. These include devices providing services for network firewalls, UTMs , VPNs , backup and recovery, and anti-spam for email...

 in 2005. The management team's backgrounds are from Apple Computer

Apple Computer

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, VMware

VMware

VMware, Inc. is a company providing virtualization software founded in 1998 and based in Palo Alto, California, USA. The company was acquired by EMC Corporation in 2004, and operates as a separate software subsidiary ....

, Accenture

Accenture

Accenture plc is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company headquartered in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is the largest consulting firm in the world and is a Fortune Global 500 company. As of September 2011, the company had more than 236,000 employees across...

, and SonicWALL

SonicWALL

SonicWALL is a private company headquartered in San Jose, CA. It sells a range of internet appliances primarily directed at content control and network security. These include devices providing services for network firewalls, UTMs , VPNs , backup and recovery, and anti-spam for email...

..

The company raised $5 million from August Capital in 2007 and was acquired by Quest Software

Quest Software

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 on December 2, 2009.

The company released its network management product, PacketTrap IT (previously Perspective), in August 2008 and released PacketTrap MSP, its Managed Service Provider platform, in April 2009.

Features

Here is a list of features per reviews in ZDNet and Tech Republic .

• Network Traffic Analysis
• VoIP Management
• Virtualization Management
• Alerting via SMS and Email
• Historical Reporting
• Performance Counters on Network Devices
• Monitor 'Cloud' Assets

External links

• http://www.PacketTrap.com
• http://community.PacketTrap.com
• Startup City - InformationWeek
• Network World, Denise Dubie, Nov, 2008. "10 IT Management Companies to Watch"
• Information Week, John Foley, Aug, 2008. "PacketTrap Challenges CA and IBM"
• Microsoft TechNet, Greg Steen, July, 2008. "New Products for IP Pros"
• PC Magazine, Jamie Bernstein, May, 2008. "Review: PacketTrap pt360"
• Network World, Denise Dubie, March, 2008 "Kicking the Tires of Management Software"
• What PC, Tony Luke, Feb, 2008. "A Tough Nut to Crack"
• Information Week, John Foley, Feb, 2008. "The Demise Of Commercial Open Source"