| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer hardware |
| Founded | San Jose, California (2004) |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, U.S. (incorporated in Delaware) |
Key people | Michel Susai, CEO Sudha Karunakaran, COO Joe Eskew, SVP, WW Sales Arul Valan, Director |
Number of employees | 115 (2011) |
| Parent | VMware |
| Website | www.neoaccel.com |
NeoAccel is a multinational company that sells computer network security products direct to the end-user and through OEM relationships. The company is best known for its SSL VPN-Plus product and related ICAA & TSSL technology. In Jan 2011 NeoAccel was purchased by VMware.[1]
NeoAccel was founded in 2004 [2] by former NetScaler (purchased by Citrix) CEO & Founder, Michel Susai.
NetScaler developed the technology that currently accelerates 75% of the world's internet traffic for companies like Google, Yahoo, and AOL.[3] NetScaler was purchased by Citrix in 2005 for $300 million.
NeoAccel has financial support and venture capital infusions from Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia, and inventor Prabhu Goel. In 2006 NeoAccel raised $4,000,000 from Baring Private Equity Partners and NTT Leasing.[citation needed]
The company is headquartered in San Jose, California with a development office in Navi Mumbai, India, a support center in Pune, India, and a sales center in Beijing.[citation needed]
The company holds two main patents for secure communications over IP based networks.[citation needed]
NeoAccel's flagship product is SSL VPN-Plus. The company claims it to be the fastest VPN available due to its use of ICAA and TSSL technologies. The product uses SSL for transport and is often categorized as an SSL VPN, although the company markets it as the 3rd Generation VPN.
NAC-Plus is the companies Network Access Control device released in 2007[5]