Apparent Networks
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Apparent Networks, Inc. is a company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, that designs and sells network monitoring software and services. Its Chief Executive Officer is Jack Sweeney. The company was founded in 2000, and is privately held with offices in Seattle, WA and Vancouver, Canada.[1] Apparent Networks has over 50 employees and its main product is appCritical, a network monitoring tool. Apparent Networks is a Deloitte Fast 50 Company to Watch and recipient of BCTIA’s Excellence in Product Innovation Award.[citation needed]
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[edit] Company history
Apparent Networks was co-founded by Irfhan Rajani, Fred Klassen, and Kelly Daniels in 2000.
The company started with the name Jaalam Research, which was modified later to Jaalam Technologies then renamed to Apparent Networks after the first product known as appareNet.
Apparent Networks completed venture capital financing during 2002.
Irfhan Rajani previously co-founded Zentra, a network storage integration firm, and TeleBackup Systems, which developed software that enabled off-site computer backup over the Internet. In 1999, TeleBackup was sold to Veritas Software, a global leader in data storage systems, for over US$143 million.
[edit] Executives
- Jack Sweeney is the President and Chief Executive Officer.
- Fred Klassen is co-founder and Vice President of Network Technologies.
- Kelly Daniels is co-founder and Chief Technical Officer.
- Jeff Melvin is Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Field Operations.
- Steve Mank is Chief Marketing Officer.
- Loki Jorgenson, PhD is Chief Scientist.
- John DiBartolomeo is Chief Financial Officer.
- Keith Bartlett is Vice President of Business Development.[2]
[edit] Research
Research is headed up by Chief Scientist Loki Jorgenson, whom has spearheaded several innovative initiatives[1] for the company. Some of the projects have included participants from Internet2 and CANARIE.
