Acme Packet

Acme Packet, Inc.^[3] was a company based in Bedford, Massachusetts that sold session border controllers (SBCs), multi-service security gateways (MSGs), and session routing proxies (SRPs) to service providers and enterprises. A public company incorporated in Delaware, Acme Packet employs over 761 individuals in 31 countries.

Acme Packet, Inc.

Company type	Subsidiary
Traded as	Nasdaq: APKT
Industry	Networking hardware
Founded	August 2000; 24 years ago (2000-08)
Defunct	2003 (2003)
Fate	Acquired and folded into Oracle Corporation
Headquarters	Bedford, Massachusetts , United States
Key people	Andy Ory (CEO) Patrick MeLampy (CTO)
Products	Session Border Controllers, Multiservice Security Gateways, Session Routing Proxies
Revenue	US$241 Million (FY 2010)[1]
Operating income	US$19.2 Million (FY 2009)[1]
Net income	US$17.1 Million (FY 2009)[1]
Total assets	US$247 Million (FY 2009)[2]
Total equity	US$200 Million (FY 2009)[2]
Number of employees	761 (Q3 2012)
Parent	Oracle Corporation
Website	www.acmepacket.com

In 2002, the Acme Packet Net-Net family of Session Aware Networking products won the SUPERQuest award for most promising IP/application services technology for public networks at SUPERCOMM 2002.^[4]

On February 4, 2013, Oracle Corporation announced that it was to acquire Acme Packet for US$2.1 billion.^[5][6][7] The deal closed in June 2013 and Acme Packet was folded into the Oracle Communications Global Business Unit.

Products

Acme Packet’s Net-Net product family consists of the Net-Net OS software platform 2600, 3000, 4000 and 9000 series systems, 4000 ATCA blade and the EMS and SAS management tools. The Net-Net OS can be configured to provide SBC, MSG or SRP functions on any of the hardware platforms. The brand name "Net-Net" reflects the role of these products in interconnecting IP networks for voice, video and multimedia services.

Acme Packet SBCs provide control functions to video and multimedia sessions — across IP network borders. They support multiple applications in service provider, large enterprise and contact center networks — from VoIP trunking to hosted enterprise and residential services to fixed-mobile convergence.