What is "endace"

Endace Ltd was founded in New Zealand in 2001. Endace grew from a research project in the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand. The company provides network visibility and intelligent network recording products to large organizations that run complex networks including telecom providers, broadcasters, government agencies, investment banks and large enterprises. Over the course of more than 11 years the company has transitioned from being a manufacturer of purpose built packet capture cards into a supplier of complete network visibility and recording solutions suitable for use in the world’s most demanding network environments. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2005 [3] and then delisted in 2013 when it was acquired by Emulex Started in 2001, in 2005, they became the first company in New Zealand listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange.

In August 2010 they made the decision to return their manufacturing facility back to New Zealand. In Christchurch, the Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key took the first product off of the assembly line.

In March 2013 Endace was purchased by Emulex Limited, a California-based company.

In November 2015 (announced in March 2016) senior management spun Endace out of Emulex into private hands based in New Zealand - Endace is currently a private company.