Rad Group

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The RAD Group is a collection of independent companies that develop, manufacture and market solutions for diverse segments of the networking and telecommunications industry.

Each company operates independently, without a holding company, but is guided by the group founders under a collective strategic umbrella. Companies share technology, engage in joint marketing activities and benefit from a common management structure.

Six RAD Group companies are traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market in the U.S.: RADVISION, Ceragon Networks, Radware , RiT Technologies, RADCOM, and Silicom. The others are privately held by the Group's founders and several venture capital firms.

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[edit] Founders

The RAD Group was founded in 1984 by Zohar Zisapel and his brother Yehuda. Zohar is often called the "Bill Gates" of Israel (references: CNN Money article; Innovations Publishing article). Zohar had this to say about the main goals of the RAD Group: “The RAD Group’s decentralized approach maximizes the advantages inherent in smaller business units - such as flexibility and entrepreneurial spirit - while allowing member companies to share mutually beneficial developments and fostering innovations.”

[edit] Notability

RAD Group companies have won many awards including the Business Red Herring, Internet Telephony Conference "Best in Show", Editor's Choice Awards from several Industry Magazines like Network Computing Magazine. RAD Group also sponsors RAD University and Protocols.com leading student sites for network and computer science information and refence materials.

[edit] RAD Group Companies

The RAD Group comprises 14 companies, six of which are traded on the Nasdaq Market. The group had a total revenue of over $640 million in 2005.

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  • RAD Data Communications - Access Solutions for Carriers and Corporate Networks, Established 1981.
  • Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR) - Intelligent Application Switching, Established 1997.
  • RiT Technologies (NASDAQ: RITT) - Integrated Network Management Solution, Established 1989. Rit Technologies
  • RADWIN - Broadband Wireless Solutions, Established 1997. Radwin
  • Silicom (NASDAQ: SILC) - Hi End Adapters for Servers and Security Appliances, Established 1987. Silicom
  • SANRAD - Intelligent Storage Networks, Established 2000. Sanrad
  • PacketLight Networks - Optical Networking Technology for Storage Transport Solutions, Established 2000. PacketLight Networks
  • Wisair - Ultra Wide Band Wireless Communication, Established 2001. Wisair
  • Bynet - System Integrator, Established 1973. Bynet
  • Commex Technologies Inc. - Established 2005.
  • RADLIVE - High definition telephony technologies. Established 2005. RADLIVE
  • RADVISION (NASDAQ: RVSN) - Voice, video and data communications infrastructure and developer tools, Established 1993
  • Ceragon Networks (NASDAQ: CRNT) - Wireless Broadband, Established 1996 (as Giganet)
  • Radcom (NASDAQ: RDCM) - Providers of Monitoring, Analysis and Troubleshooting systems for Next Generation Networks, Established 1991

[edit] Former members

Former members of the RAD Group include:

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