Enterasys Networks, Inc. was an American networking company. Enterasys products included networking equipment ranging from routers,

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es, and

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wireless access points and controllers. The company formed in March 2000 as a spin-off of

Cabletron Systems Cabletron Systems was a manufacturer of networking computer equipment throughout the 1980s and 1990s primarily based in Rochester, New Hampshire, in the United States. They also had manufacturing facilities in Ironton, Ohio, and in Ireland. Hist ...

. In addition to

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such as switches, routers and wireless products, the company sold

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for managing and securing

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s such as

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and

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. The company's headquarters were in

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History

Enterasys had their

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on August 6, 2001, with its shares trading on the

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under symbol ETS. It claimed a $12.9 million profit in its first quarter after it was spun out of Cabletron in June 2001. A restatement in 2002 for recognizing revenue in improper time periods resulted in several quarters of losses. An investigation by the US

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and shareholder lawsuits was settled in October 2003 for $50.4 million. In 2004, a former executives pleaded guilty for fraud. At a December 2006 trial, four former executives were sentenced to prison terms and several others found guilty. In November 2005, Enterasys was acquired by

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' private equity firm, Gores Group, and Tennenbaum Capital Partners, in a going-private transaction estimated at $386 million. In April 2006, The Gores Group named Mike Fabiaschi as CEO.Enterasys Networks Appoints Michael Fabiaschi President and CEO

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, April 26, 2006. Fabiaschi had to deal with renewing trust relationships with customers, to "fix the company."The Underdog Fights Back
Nigel Ash, The-ChiefExecutive.com, March 1, 2007. In 2008, Enterasys sought to increase revenue to $1 billion and make one or two acquisitions.
, Jim Duffy,

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, Feb. 7, 2008. On July 29, 2008, The Gores Group announced its partnership with

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to acquire the German company's enterprise communications business, known as Siemens Enterprise Communications. The Gores Group acquired a 51% stake in

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(SEN). As part of the $550 million transaction, Gores Group offered two of its assets: Enterasys and SER Solutions, a Virginia-based contacts management provider.Siemens Enterprise, Enterasys in $550M joint venture
, Jim Duffy,

, July 29, 2008. On September 22, 2008, Fabiaschi died suddenly.Enterasys Copes With Death of CEO
Jon Oltsik,

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, Oct. 6, 2008. Mark Stone, chairman of the board, was named interim CEO and completed the joint venture transaction. Chris Crowell became CEO and president of Enterasys. Enterasys enterprise networking and SEN's telephony and wireless products were integrated.Enterasys/Siemens Enterprise Communications Integration Begins
, Bill Terrill, Current Analysis, Nov. 19, 2008. Meanwhile, appeals from the fraud cases continued through 2009. On September 12, 2013,

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announced they would acquire Enterasys for about $180 million cash.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.enterasys.com, Enterasys Networks
Enterasys Company Fact SheetEnterasys Privatization March 2006
Networking companies of the United States Software companies based in Massachusetts Companies established in 2000 Silver Lake (investment firm) companies Software companies of the United States

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