Shiva Corporation
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Shiva Corporation was a company that specialized in computer networking and associated equipment, in particular remote access
products. The company was founded in 1985, in Cambridge, Massachusetts
, United States
.
Shiva acquired the British
network products company Spider Systems
in 1995, which became Shiva Europe Ltd.
Users of 16-bit Internet Explorer
on Windows 3 with dial-up connections saw the Shiva name regularly, as the company provided part of the dial-up TCP/IP stack for 16-bit Internet Explorer versions 3, 4 and 5.
Shiva was acquired by Intel
in October 1998 during a lengthy class-action lawsuit in which it was alleged that it hid information concerning the deterioration of the company and became part of the Intel Network Products Division.
In November 2002 it was acquired by Simple Access Inc., which adopted the Shiva Corporation identity. A year later, the company was acquired by Mernet Secure Network. Mernet were subsequently acquired by Eicon
Networks in February 2004. Since 2006, Eicon are now known as Dialogic Corporation.
Remote access
In telecommunication, the term remote access has the following meanings:#Pertaining to communication with a data processing facility from a remote location or facility through a data link...
products. The company was founded in 1985, in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Shiva acquired the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
network products company Spider Systems
Spider Systems
Spider Systems Ltd. was a computer network products company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in 1983 by several former employees of ICL who had previously worked at ICL's Scottish Development Centre at Dalkeith Palace until its closure earlier that year.Spider Systems produced a wide...
in 1995, which became Shiva Europe Ltd.
Users of 16-bit Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer
Windows Internet Explorer is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995. It was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year...
on Windows 3 with dial-up connections saw the Shiva name regularly, as the company provided part of the dial-up TCP/IP stack for 16-bit Internet Explorer versions 3, 4 and 5.
Shiva was acquired by Intel
Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most...
in October 1998 during a lengthy class-action lawsuit in which it was alleged that it hid information concerning the deterioration of the company and became part of the Intel Network Products Division.
In November 2002 it was acquired by Simple Access Inc., which adopted the Shiva Corporation identity. A year later, the company was acquired by Mernet Secure Network. Mernet were subsequently acquired by Eicon
Eicon
Eicon Networks Corporation was a privately owned designer, developer and manufacturer of communication products founded in 1984 with headquarters in Montreal, Canada...
Networks in February 2004. Since 2006, Eicon are now known as Dialogic Corporation.