NetMotion Software, formerly NetMotion Wireless, is a privately held software company specializing in network security.[5][6]
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software technology services |
| Founded | Seattle, Washington (2001) |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington |
| Products |
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Number of employees | ~190 |
| Parent | Absolute Software Corporation |
| Website | www |
History
editNetMotion Wireless was formed in 2001 as a spin-off for wireless software from WRQ (based in Seattle, Washington and later part of the Attachmate Group). Former WRQ president Craig McKibben was CEO.[7]
- 2006: NetMotion merged with Padcom, Inc.[8]
- 2012: NetMotion was acquired by Clearlake Capital Group.[9]
- 2016: NetMotion was acquired by The Carlyle Group,[10][11][12][13][14] with a new CEO.[15][14]
In 2021, NetMotion was acquired by Absolute Software for an estimated US$340 million.[16]
NetMotion is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with offices in Chicago, London, Tokyo and Sydney. The company added a second headquarters in Victoria, British Columbia in 2019.[17]
Products
editNetMotion products allow users to transition from traditional secure remote access technologies to a zero-trust approach, without affecting productivity or admin controls.[18] Fundamentally, it consists of client software on each mobile device, which communicates with a control server in the cloud or data center that pushes policies and actions to the client for execution.[19] Through this architecture that gives administrators control of the endpoints, they can manage application delivery based on changing network conditions through software, regardless of the combination of networks used,[20] including cellular and Wi-Fi networks that are outside of their direct administrative control.[19]
An enhanced filtering feature named Aware was added in 2019.[21] In July, 2020, a new release of the software added the term software-defined perimeter (SDP).[22] In late 2020, NetMotion’s products were marketed with the term secure access service edge.[23]
References
edit- ^ NetMotion Wireless releases Mobility 10 software, retrieved January 31, 2017
- ^ Introducing Our Inaugural Forrester New Wave™ Evaluation On End-User Experience Management, retrieved December 11, 2020
- ^ Netmotion - Secure VPN - SDP - ZTNA, retrieved December 11, 2020
- ^ New NetMotion unified platform includes software-defined perimeter (SDP) capabilities, retrieved December 11, 2020
- ^ Matthew David. "The essential guide to improving mobile performance".
- ^ Malanie Luna (February 22, 2012). "Performance management for mobile devices: Solutions and strategies".
- ^ "WRQ Plans Wireless Spin-off". Information Week. April 4, 2001. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "NetMotion, Padcom settle patent lawsuit with merger", RCR Wireless News, link refreshed January 31, 2017
- ^ Clearlake Capital Group Acquires NetMotion, retrieved September December 28, 2012
- ^ Mobile Performance Management, retrieved January 31, 2017
- ^ WRQ spinout NetMotion Wireless sells again, this time to private equity powerhouse The Carlyle Group, retrieved January 31, 2017
- ^ Utility supplies: Mobile performance management software, retrieved January 31, 2017
- ^ The Carlyle Group Invests in NetMotion, retrieved January 31, 2017
- ^ a b Clearlake Capital Group Announces Sale of NetMotion Wireless to The Carlyle Group, retrieved January 31, 2017
- ^ "Under new CEO, Seattle's NetMotion Wireless looks to 'reposition'". BizJournals.com. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ "Absolute Software to Acquire NetMotion, to Deliver the Next Generation of Endpoint Resilience". Press release. May 11, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ Staff. "Seattle-based NetMotion Software Expands into New Victoria, B.C. Office to Support Sustained Growth in Canada and Beyond". BC Technology. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "NetMotion Announces Global Availability of SASE Platform". PRWeb. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ a b Software-Defined Mobility: Foundational technology for the fully mobile enterprise, retrieved February 9, 2017
- ^ NetMotion Leverages Software-Defined Trend to Secure Mobile Devices, retrieved February 9. 2017
- ^ Matthew Miller (February 26, 2019). "NetMotion Software announces Aware update, Mobility key to remote work policy". ZDnet.com.
- ^ Miller, Matthew (July 9, 2020). "New NetMotion unified platform includes software-defined perimeter (SDP) capabilities". ZDNet. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "NetMotion Announces Global Availability Of SASE Platform". Press release. December 1, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2021.