Alteon WebSystems (originally Alteon Networks, Inc.) is a division of Radware that produces application delivery controllers.
Alteon was acquired by Nortel Networks on October 4, 2000.[1] On February 22, 2009 Nortel Networks sold the Alteon application switching line to Radware.
History
Alteon Networks was founded in 1996 by Mark Bryers, John Hayes, Ted Schroeder and Wayne Hathaway. Initial venture capital investors were Matrix Partners and Sutter Hill Ventures. Dominic Orr became chief executive in October 1996.[2]
Alteon introduced innovative products such as the ACEswitch 180, which was the first network switch to deliver Ethernet with selectable speed, 10/100 or 1000 Mbit/s, on every port via autonegotiation. Their ACEdirector Layer 4-7 switch was designed as an integrated services front-end and server