Formerly | S2io |
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Type | Private |
Industry | Computer Magazine Networking hardware |
Founded | September 2001 in California, US |
Fate | Acquired by Exar |
Key people | Avdhesh Palawat (CEO) [1] |
Number of employees | 40 [2] (2002) |
Website | Neterion |
Neterion, founded as S2io in September 2001, [2] [3] was an American technology company. It provided networking hardware, notably to IBM and Hewlett-Packard. [4] [5] In 2010, Neterion was acquired by Exar for US$ 11,000,000. [6] [7]
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