Neterion

Neterion was an American technology company focused on networking hardware. The business was established in September 2001 under the name S2io and later operated under the Neterion brand. Its products were used in enterprise and data-center networking environments, with IBM and Hewlett-Packard identified as notable customers or adopters in reference material. The company belonged to the generation of specialist infrastructure vendors that developed high-performance network interface and connectivity hardware for servers and enterprise systems. Publicly available reference material provides limited detail about Neterion's product catalog, management team, headquarters, revenue, and commercial development. What is documented is the company's broad role as a networking-hardware supplier and its relationships with major computer-technology companies. These relationships indicate that Neterion's business was oriented toward business-to-business infrastructure rather than consumer electronics or a mass-market retail brand. In 2010, Exar Corporation acquired Neterion for approximately US$11 million. The acquisition marked the end of Neterion as an independent company and placed its technology and business within Exar. No reliable current evidence in the supplied material indicates that Neterion continues to operate as a standalone brand. Accordingly, it is best treated as a defunct or absorbed corporate technology brand rather than an active independent networking company.

Neterion originated in September 2001 as S2io, an American technology company operating in the networking-hardware sector. Its business was directed at enterprise computing and server connectivity rather than consumer networking products. The available reference material characterizes the company as a supplier of networking hardware and identifies IBM and Hewlett-Packard among the prominent technology companies associated with its products. The company subsequently adopted the Neterion name. Public sources supplied for this entry do not provide a detailed account of the rebranding, the full product range, executive leadership, manufacturing arrangements, or the geographic distribution of sales. They do, however, establish Neterion's position as a specialized infrastructure vendor. Its customers and target environments suggest that the company competed through technical networking capabilities and integration with enterprise computer systems. Neterion remained an independent company until 2010, when Exar Corporation acquired it for approximately US$11 million. The transaction transferred Neterion's business and technology to Exar and effectively ended the company's existence as a standalone enterprise. The supplied sources do not establish whether the Neterion name continued for a period after the acquisition, whether all products were integrated into Exar's portfolio, or whether any particular Neterion product line was maintained. On the evidence available, Neterion should therefore be described as a former American networking-hardware company whose operations were absorbed by Exar.

• 2010

  Acquired by Exar

  [1]Neterionen.wikipedia.org

  Exar Corporation acquired Neterion for approximately US$11 million.

• 2001

  Company founded as S2io

  [1]Neterionen.wikipedia.org

  The company was established in September 2001 under the name S2io.

• Adopted the Neterion name

  [1]Neterionen.wikipedia.org

  S2io later operated under the Neterion brand. The supplied reference does not specify the date or circumstances of the name change.

A specialist business-to-business networking-hardware supplier serving enterprise computing and data-center environments.

• Enterprise networking equipment

  Neterion networking hardware

  Neterion provided networking hardware for enterprise computing environments. The available reference material does not identify individual model names or technical specifications, but associates the company with deployments involving IBM and Hewlett-Packard.

• 2010

  Sale to Exar CorporationM&A

  Background

  Neterion was operating as a specialist networking-hardware company when Exar acquired it.

  Action taken

  Exar purchased Neterion for approximately US$11 million.

  Aftermath

  The transaction ended Neterion's status as an independent company and placed its business within Exar.

  Acquisition price. US$11 million (2010 acquisition)

  Source

• 2010

  Exar acquired Neterion[1]Neterionen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  Exar Corporation acquired Neterion for approximately US$11 million, ending Neterion's independent corporate operation.

1. 1Neterionen.wikipedia.org