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Network General

Network General Corporation was an American technology company active between 1986 and 2007 and based in Silicon Valley. Founded in 1986 by Harry Saal and Len Shustek to develop and market network packet and protocol analyzers, the company's flagship product, the Sniffer was the market leader in its field for many years. In 1997, Network General was…

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Founded
May 13, 1986; 40 years ago (1986-05-13) in Menlo Park, California, United States
Founders
Harry Saal · Len Shustek
Industry
Computer networking
Defunct
2007; 19 years ago (2007)
Fate
Acquired by McAfee Associates in 1997; assets spun-off in 2004; said assets acquired by NetScout Systems in 2007
Formerly
Network Associates (1997–2004)

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Network General

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Edges22
Triples42
Avg. degree1.91
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related to history · 33
Network General → Alex, Although, April, Between, Brown, California, CEO, Deciding, Financing, Harry Saal, IBM, In, In August, In February, Jim Hinds, Len Shustek, May, Menlo Park, Nasdaq, Nestar
Founders · 2
Network General → Harry Saal, Len Shustek
Defunct · 1
Network General → 2007; 19 years ago (2007)
Fate · 1
Network General → Acquired by McAfee Associates in 1997; assets spun-off in 2004; said assets acquired by NetScout Systems in 2007
Formerly · 1
Network General → Network Associates (1997–2004)
Founded · 1
Network General → May 13, 1986; 40 years ago (1986-05-13) in Menlo Park, California, United States
Industry · 1
Network General → Computer networking
Number of employees · 1
Network General → ≈ 1,000 (1995, peak)
Type · 1
Network General → Public

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Network GeneralDefunct2007; 19 years ago (2007)1.00infobox
Network GeneralFateAcquired by McAfee Associates in 1997; assets spun-off in 2004; said assets acquired by NetScout Systems in 20071.00infobox
Network GeneralFormerlyNetwork Associates (1997–2004)1.00infobox
Network GeneralFoundedMay 13, 1986; 40 years ago (1986-05-13) in Menlo Park, California, United States1.00infobox
Network GeneralFoundersHarry Saal1.00infobox
Network GeneralFoundersLen Shustek1.00infobox
Network GeneralIndustryComputer networking1.00infobox
Network GeneralNumber of employees≈ 1,000 (1995, peak)1.00infobox
Network GeneralTypePublic1.00infobox
Network Generalrelated to historyNetwork General Corporation0.60section
Network Generalrelated to historyMay0.60section
Network Generalrelated to historyHarry Saal0.60section

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