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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | San Mateo, CA |
| Key people | CEO: Bob Walters
Founder: John Irwin Founder: Dirk Morris |
| Industry | Security software, Security appliances, Internet security, Network security |
| Products | Web Content Filtering, Anti-spam, Antivirus, Anti-phishing, Anti-spyware, Intrusion prevention, Firewall, OpenVPN, SSL VPN |
| Employees | 25-50 |
| Website | www.untangle.com |
Untangle is a privately held company that provides an open source network gateway for small business. Untangle provides multiple gateway applications installed at the edge of a network. These applications include Anti-spam, Web Content Filtering, Antivirus, Anti-phishing, Anti-spyware, Intrusion prevention, Firewall, OpenVPN, SSL VPN, Router, Protocol Control, Attack Blocker, Reporting, Policy Manager, and Kaspersky Virus Blocker [1] on the Untangle Gateway Platform.
Untangle was founded in 2003 as Metavize, Inc. by John Irwin and Dirk Morris.[2] Metavize officially launched in 2005 at Demo@15![3]. In 2006, Metavize raised a $10.5M series-A venture funding round from CMEA Ventures and Rustic Canyon Partners, named Bob Walters as CEO, and renamed to Untangle, Inc.[4] In 2007, Untangle released the Untangle Gateway Platform as open source under the GPLv2 license [5], and surpassed 100,000 users in 2,000 organizations. [6] In 2009, Untangle claimed over 1 million protected users. [7]
References
- ^ "Untangle Applications". http://www.untangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86&Itemid=179.
- ^ "Metavize Inc". http://www.tectrends.com/cgi/showan?an=02769606.
- ^ "Metavize Launches EdgeGuard Gateway Security Platform". http://www.untangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=125&Itemid=546.
- ^ "Metavize Changes Name And Raises $10.5 Million In Series A Financing". http://www.americanventuremagazine.com/news.php?newsid=2097.
- ^ "Security start-up Untangle goes open-source". http://www.news.com/Security-start-up-Untangle-goes-open-source/2100-7344_3-6193225.html.
- ^ "Untangle Surpasses 100K Users". http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=141239.
- ^ "Untangle Surpasses 1 Million Protected Users Mark". http://www.prlog.org/10250712-untangle-surpasses-1-million-protected-users-mark.html.
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