# Packeteer
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{{Short description|Defunct IT company}}
{{Infobox company
| name=Packeteer, Inc.
| logo=Packeteer logo.svg
| founded={{start date and age|1996}} in [Cupertino, California](/source/Cupertino%2C_California), United States
| founder={{ubl|Robert Packer|Brett Galloway}}
| type=Public
| industry=[Information technology](/source/Information_technology)
| defunct={{end date|2008}}
| fate=Acquired by [Blue Coat Systems](/source/Blue_Coat_Systems)
}}
'''Packeteer, Inc.''', founded in 1996 by Robert Packer, Brett Galloway and Bob Luxenberg was an [I.T.](/source/Information_technology) company based in [Cupertino, California](/source/Cupertino%2C_California) that was listed on the [NASDAQ](/source/NASDAQ). Networking appliances focus on Application Traffic Management and optimization for wide area networks.[[http://www.packeteer.com/company/ Packeteer > Company - About Packeteer]] They held at least 40 [patents](/source/patents) for various network optimization methods.[[http://www.packeteer.com/company/patents.cfm Packeteer > Company] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103185515/http://www.packeteer.com/company/patents.cfm |date=2007-01-03 }}] Packeteer was acquired by [Blue Coat Systems](/source/Blue_Coat_Systems) in 2008.[{{cite news|url=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/042108-blue-coat-buys-packeteer.html|title=Blue Coat to buy Packeteer Traffic shaping, application visibility, customer list are the reasons|last=Greene|first=Tim|date=April 21, 2008|work=Network World|accessdate=27 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628181010/http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/042108-blue-coat-buys-packeteer.html|archive-date=28 June 2009|url-status=dead}}][{{cite news|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/144902/blue_coat_to_acquire_packeteer_for_268_million.html|title= Blue Coat to Acquire Packeteer for $268 Million |last=Lawson|first=Stephen |date=April 21, 2008 |work=PC World|accessdate=27 December 2009}}][[http://www.bluecoat.com/news/pr/1731 Press release - Blue Coat Completes Acquisition of Packeteer] June 9, 2008]
Packeteer was a contributing member of the [Apdex Alliance](/source/Apdex).
Their main product lines were:
*PacketShaper ([Traffic shaping](/source/Traffic_shaping), compression, TCP & HTTP acceleration, analysis, reporting)
*SkyX ([TCP](/source/Transmission_Control_Protocol) acceleration and compression, high latency link optimization) via the Mentat acquisition.
*iShared ([WAFS](/source/Wide_area_file_services) and [TCP](/source/Transmission_Control_Protocol) acceleration, optimization, compression and caching) via the Tacit Networks acquisition.
*iShaper (Introduced: May 7, 2007. Combines PacketShaper and iShared technologies into a single appliance.
*Mobiliti software (data protection and link optimization for mobile business users. via the Tacit Networks acquisition.
*PolicyCenter (centrally manages the configuration, policy management, software distribution and adaptive response tracking of multi-unit deployments.)
==History==
* In 1996, Packeteer was founded.
* In 1999, Packeteer had an initial public offering on [NASDAQ](/source/NASDAQ).[{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Packeteer files for IPO|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1999/05/24/daily6.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-05|website=www.bizjournals.com}}]
* In 2000, Packeteer acquired the company Workfire Technologies and released its AppCelera product based on the Internet Web Acceleration technology developed by Workfire.[{{Cite news|last=Bloomberg News|date=2000-07-14|title=Company News; Packeteer in Stock Deal for Workfire Technologies|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/14/business/company-news-packeteer-in-stock-deal-for-workfire-technologies.html|access-date=2023-01-10|issn=0362-4331}}]
* In 2004, Packeteer acquired the company Mentat, integrating its SkyX product into the Packeteer portfolio.[{{Cite web|last=Dubie|first=Denise|date=2004-12-22|title=Packeteer grabs Mentat|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2328034/packeteer-grabs-mentat.html|access-date=2020-10-05|website=Network World|language=en}}][{{Cite web|last=Reardon|first=Marguerite|title=Packeteer buys IP optimization company for $16.5 million|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/packeteer-buys-ip-optimization-company-for-16-5-million/|access-date=2020-10-05|website=CNET|language=en}}]
* In 2006, Packeteer acquired the company [Tacit Networks](/source/Tacit_Networks), maker of the iShared and [Mobiliti](/source/Mobiliti) product lines.[{{Cite web|title=Packeteer Makes Server Consolidation Play With Tacit Acquisition {{!}} Network Computing|url=https://www.networkcomputing.com/networking/packeteer-makes-server-consolidation-play-tacit-acquisition?ng_gateway_return=true&full=true|access-date=2020-10-05|website=www.networkcomputing.com|language=en}}][{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Packeteer acquires Tacit for $78 million|url=https://www.eetimes.com/packeteer-acquires-tacit-for-78-million/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-05|website=eetimes.com}}]
* On April 21, 2008, Blue Coat System announced its intention to acquire Packeteer, Inc.[{{cite web | url=http://www.bluecoat.com/news/pr/1527 | title=Broadcom Inc. | Connecting Everything }}]
* On June 9, 2008, Packeteer, Inc. was acquired by [Blue Coat Systems](/source/Blue_Coat_Systems).