Allot
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Allot Communications is a provider of IP
service optimization solutions for service providers, carriers and enterprises. Allot solutions use deep packet inspection
(DPI) technology to change broadband
pipes into smart networks offering complete network visibility, application control and subscriber management
.
-based network management solutions, which was sold to Bay Networks
for $33m in 1996.
In November 2003, Deloitte & Touche named Allot the fourth fastest growing company on its Israel Technology Fast 50 list. This ranking represented revenue growth of nearly 1900% in a year's time.
By 2004 Allot raised $38 million, in several rounds of funding, from several venture capital funds, including: Genesis Partners
, Gemini, Walden Israel, JAFCO Investment, BancBoston Capital, Jerusalem Venture Partners, and Tamar Technology Ventures.
In 2006, Rami Hadar appointed President and Chief Executive Officer
, and the company began trading publicly on the Nasdaq
Global Market under the ticker symbol ALLT, following an IPO which raised $78m.
solutions for DSL, wireless broadband carriers, service providers, and enterprises. Allot's portfolio of hardware platforms and software applications employs Deep Packet Inspection
(DPI) technology to turn broadband pipes into smart networks, so that value-added Internet services can be rapidly deployed. Allot solutions are also used to support the need of service providers to charge more from heavy users of peer-to-peer
, VoIP and Video applications.
Internet Protocol
The Internet Protocol is the principal communications protocol used for relaying datagrams across an internetwork using the Internet Protocol Suite...
service optimization solutions for service providers, carriers and enterprises. Allot solutions use deep packet inspection
Deep packet inspection
Deep Packet Inspection is a form of computer network packet filtering that examines the data part of a packet as it passes an inspection point, searching for protocol non-compliance, viruses, spam, intrusions or predefined criteria to decide if the packet can...
(DPI) technology to change broadband
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
pipes into smart networks offering complete network visibility, application control and subscriber management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
.
Corporate history
Allot Communications was founded in 1996, by Michael Shurman and Yigal Jacoby, who served as chief executive and chairman until 2006. Jacoby previously founded Armon Networking, a manufacturer of RMONRMON
The Remote Network MONitoring MIB was developed by the IETF to support monitoring and protocol analysis of LANs. The original version focused on OSI Layer 1 and Layer 2 information in Ethernet and Token Ring networks...
-based network management solutions, which was sold to Bay Networks
Bay Networks
Bay Networks was a network hardware vendor formed through the merger of Santa Clara, California based SynOptics Communications and Billerica, Massachusetts based Wellfleet Communications on July 6, 1994...
for $33m in 1996.
In November 2003, Deloitte & Touche named Allot the fourth fastest growing company on its Israel Technology Fast 50 list. This ranking represented revenue growth of nearly 1900% in a year's time.
By 2004 Allot raised $38 million, in several rounds of funding, from several venture capital funds, including: 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...
, Gemini, Walden Israel, JAFCO Investment, BancBoston Capital, Jerusalem Venture Partners, and Tamar Technology Ventures.
In 2006, Rami Hadar appointed President and Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
, and the company began trading publicly on the Nasdaq
NASDAQ
The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange. As of...
Global Market under the ticker symbol ALLT, following an IPO which raised $78m.
Acquisitions
- In September 2002 Allot acquired NetReality, a provider of network application priority switches (NAPS), in order to enhance its quality of serviceQuality of serviceThe quality of service refers to several related aspects of telephony and computer networks that allow the transport of traffic with special requirements...
(QoS) and bandwidth management solutions.
- In January 2008 Allot Acquired Esphion, a New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
based developer of network protection solutions for carriers and internet service providers.
Products
Allot provides intelligent IP service optimizationBandwidth optimization
Bandwidth optimization is one of many concerns webmasters deal with when hosting web content. Since most web hosts charge by bandwidth used or have an account limit on bandwidth, a prudent webmaster will squeeze and compress their files as much as possible without affecting the content's integrity....
solutions for DSL, wireless broadband carriers, service providers, and enterprises. Allot's portfolio of hardware platforms and software applications employs Deep Packet Inspection
Deep packet inspection
Deep Packet Inspection is a form of computer network packet filtering that examines the data part of a packet as it passes an inspection point, searching for protocol non-compliance, viruses, spam, intrusions or predefined criteria to decide if the packet can...
(DPI) technology to turn broadband pipes into smart networks, so that value-added Internet services can be rapidly deployed. Allot solutions are also used to support the need of service providers to charge more from heavy users of peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads among peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the application...
, VoIP and Video applications.