-- Unheralded Product Innovation -- Version 2.0 of the ExtraHop Application Delivery Assurance system represents the industry's only 10GbE solution for integrated network and application visibility. For the first time, enterprise organizations have deep visibility into the critical application layer of the network (L7) that other monitoring tools simply cannot provide. -- Triple-Digit Sales Growth -- Despite shrinking IT budgets, dozens of Global 1000 enterprise companies (including Microsoft, Nintendo, McAfee, and Alaska Airlines) have deployed both the 1GbE and 10GbE ExtraHop appliance in their data centers. -- Strategic Funding -- Led by Madrona Ventures Group, ExtraHop Networks closed a Series A round of $5.1M in April 2009. The round also included a strategic investment from Internet pioneer Marc Andreessen and former CEO of Opsware, Ben Horowitz. -- Expansion of Sales Channel and Internal Team -- During the course of 2009, the company expanded its North American sales channel by signing agreements with more than 15 channel partners. ExtraHop Networks is engaged on all levels with these partners, from joint marketing and sales calls to enablement and support. In addition, ExtraHop Networks more than doubled its staff during 2009 in the critical areas of sales, product development, and customer support.About ExtraHop Networks ExtraHop Networks, Inc. was founded in early 2007 by Jesse Rothstein and Raja Mukerji, engineering veterans from F5 Networks and architects of the BIG-IP v9 product. The company's pioneering Application Delivery Assurance system is the industry's first completely passive network appliance that provides application-level visibility with no agents, configuration, or overhead. The privately held company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and funded by Madrona Venture Group and other private investors.
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