NLayers
Encyclopedia
nLayers is 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".
with a research and development center in Herzliya, Israel
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Initial funding was provided by Venture capital
funds Gemini Israel Funds and Walden Israel.
Since its acquisition on June 7, 2006, nLayers is now a subsidiary of EMC
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product portfolio, enhancing their ability to conduct automated comprehensive root-cause and impact analysis across all technology domains - including networks, applications and storage.
Service discovery
Service discovery protocols are network protocols which allow automatic detection of devices and services offered by these devices on a computer network....
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 is headquartered in Cupertino, CaliforniaCupertino, California
Cupertino is an affluent suburban city in Santa Clara County, California in the U.S., directly west of San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The population was 58,302 at the time of the 2010 census. Forbes...
with a research and development center in Herzliya, Israel
Herzliya
Herzliya is a city in the central coast of Israel, at the western part of the Tel Aviv District. It has a population of 87,000 residents. Named after Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, Herzliya covers an area of 26 km²...
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Initial funding was provided by 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...
funds Gemini Israel Funds and Walden Israel.
Since its acquisition on June 7, 2006, nLayers is now a subsidiary of EMC
EMC Corporation
EMC Corporation , a Financial Times Global 500, Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, develops, delivers and supports information infrastructure and virtual infrastructure hardware, software, and services. EMC is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA.Former Intel executive Richard Egan and his...
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Technology
nLayers' technology expands EMC's Network Resource Management and Storage Resource ManagementStorage Resource Management
Storage Resource Management is the process of optimizing the efficiency and speed with which the available drive space is utilized in a storage area network ....
product portfolio, enhancing their ability to conduct automated comprehensive root-cause and impact analysis across all technology domains - including networks, applications and storage.