Shiva Corporation
Shiva Corporation was a company that specialized in computer networking and associated equipment, in particular remote access products. The company was founded in 1985, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Shiva was co-founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) graduates Frank Slaughter [1] and by Daniel J. Schwinn, the current president and CEO of Avidyne Corporation. [2]
Shiva added to its product portfolio with the acquisition of the FastPath, an AppleTalk/Ethernet Gateway from Novell Inc. in 1990.[3]
Shiva acquired the British network products company Spider Systems in 1995, which became Shiva Europe Ltd.[4]
Users of 16-bit Internet Explorer on Windows 3 with dial-up connections saw the Shiva name regularly, as the company provided part of the dial-up TCP/IP stack for 16-bit Internet Explorer versions 3, 4 and 5.[5]
Shiva was acquired by Intel in October 1998 [6] during a lengthy class-action lawsuit in which it was alleged that it hid information concerning the deterioration of the company [7] and became part of the Intel Network Products Division.
In November 2002 it was acquired by Simple Access Inc., which adopted the Shiva Corporation identity. A year later, the company was acquired by Mernet Secure Network. Mernet were subsequently acquired by Eicon Networks in February 2004.[8] Since 2006, Eicon are now known as Dialogic Corporation.
References
- ^ http://spectrum.mit.edu/articles/normal/early-success/
- ^ [1]
- ^ Inc, InfoWorld Media Group (1990-06-11). InfoWorld. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Shiva Corporation Finalizes the Acquisition of Spider Systems
- ^ Article: Shiva's remote access client technology included in Microsoft Internet Explorer; Open Client Programming Interface enables remote access capabilities for Windows 3.x applications.[dead link]
- ^ Acquisition: Intel to Acquire Shiva Corporation; Broadens Product Line and Channels to Bring Comprehensive Data Networking Solutions to Small to Medium Enterprises - Company Business and Marketing, EDGE, On & About AT&T, October 26, 1998.
- ^ Shiva Corporation - Securities Class Action Archived 2007-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Eicon snaps up Shiva, The Register.
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