NLayers explained

nLayers Inc.
Fate:Acquired
Successor:EMC Corporation
Foundation:2003
Founder:Gili Raanan
Defunct:2006
Location City:Cupertino, California;
Location:Herzliya, Israel
Products:Service discovery solutions
Homepage:www.nLayers.com

nLayers was a company specializing in network discovery products; software designed to map the entirety of hosts, services, etc. that run on a given organization's network. Its primary product is "nLayers InSight".

History

nLayers was founded by Gili Raanan, in 2003 and was headquartered in Cupertino, California with a research and development center in Herzliya, Israel.[1] Initial funding was provided by Venture capital funds Gemini Israel Funds and Walden Israel.

Following its acquisition on June 7, 2006, nLayers was a subsidiary of EMC.[2] It was later merged into Vmware.[3] In June 2013 Vmware announced that end of life date for the original nLayers product would be March 8, 2017.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Walden Israel and Gemini Israel Funds Lead $3M Series A Round in nLayers, a Software Company Specializing in Applications Management. July 9, 2003. nLayers. 2007-09-03.
  2. News: EMC Swallows Application-Mapping Company nLayers. eWeek. Chris. Preimesberger. Paula Musich . June 8, 2006. 2007-09-03.
  3. Web site: EMC N-Layers Resource Management. www.emc.com. 2016-09-13.
  4. Web site: VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager: Works Across Physical and Virtual Infrastructures. www.vmware.com. 2016-09-13.