BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$10.0M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Arcot is a leader in protecting and verifying digital identities. Financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and eShopping sites rely on the company's software-only solutions to prevent online fraud and identity theft. Arcot provides strong authentication and digital signing solutions that are easily deployed, low-cost, and extremely scalable. Our transparent client installs invisibly and runs on a wide range of platforms, making it easy to protect customers as well as employees and partners from identity theft and fraud. For the first time, organizations can transparently protect their sign-on process from fraud, without changing user behavior and or requiring expensive hardware. We also enable paperless business processes by eliminating the 'print and sign' step. By adopting digital signatures, organizations can reduce their business costs, enable innovative services and shrink their environmental footprint. Arcot was co-founded in 1997 by current president and CEO Ram Varadarajan. Arcot is privately held and employs more than 130 people worldwide. Arcot has its corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, and its technology center in Bangalore, India. The company has its software solutions deployed worldwide.
President & CEO
Ram VaradarajanNumber of Employees 100
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Custom Computer Programming Services: 541511
News & Analysis
Filter by
arcot systems - All News and Analysis
Arcot Achieves NIST FIPS Validation "Gold Standard" for IT Security
- 2007-10-23
Arcot Systems has achieved validation against Federal Information Processing Standard FIPS 140-2, Level 1, the IT security industry's "gold standard" from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST. The rigorous validation process means that Arcot software has met one of the most difficult testing methodologies in the world....
Solutions.
- 2007-06-01
ARCOT SYSTEMS AND ADOBE WORK ON DIGITAL SIGNING Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Arcot Systems Inc. has collaborated with San Jose, Calif.-based Adobe Systems Inc. to create a new option for digital signing in Adobe Acrobat software and Adobe Reader software using "Roaming Digital IDs." ...
Arcot Systems wins Frost & Sullivan award.(Company News)
- 2006-08-01
Arcot Systems Inc. has won Frost & Sullivan's Digital Authentication & Security Product Innovation of the Year Award. Frost & Sullivan recognized Arcot for its development of the ArcotID[R], a software-only solution for electronic strong authentication and digital signing. The ArcotID, which is based on the...
Arcot Systems Secures $11.0 Million From Investors; New Investors Adobe Ventures and INVESCO Private Capital Join Funding Round Earmarked for Accelerated Deployment of Online Authentication and I.
- 2005-05-10
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 10, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX Arcot Systems, Inc. Arcot a leading provider of online authentication and identity management solutions, announced the closing of an $11.0 million Series A Prime round of funding, including new investment by Adobe Ventures and INVESCO Private...
Akbank chooses Arcot TransFort 3-D secure issuer authentication solution to ensure safer online shopping; Arcot TransFort provides Visa`s Verified by Visa and MasterCard's SecureCode online payment security solution for leading bank.
- 2004-06-16
M2 PRESSWIRE-16 June 2004-Arcot Systems: Akbank chooses Arcot TransFort 3-D secure issuer authentication solution to ensure safer online shopping; Arcot TransFort provides Visa`s Verified by Visa and MasterCard's SecureCode online payment security solution for leading bankC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06142004 ...
Arcot raises $20m in additional funding; Goldman Sachs joins latest round of financing -- including Accel Partners, First Union Bank, Novell, ONSET Ventures and Oracle.
- 2001-09-05
M2 PRESSWIRE-5 September 2001-Arcot Systems: Arcot raises $20m in additional funding; Goldman Sachs joins latest round of financing -- including Accel Partners, First Union Bank, Novell, ONSET Ventures and Oracle C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04092001 Arcot Systems, Inc., a...
Arcot Raises $20M In Additional Funding; Goldman Sachs Joins Latest Round of Financing — Including Accel Partners, First Union Bank, Novell, ONSET Ventures and Oracle
- 2001-09-04
Business Editors and High Tech Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 4, 2001 Arcot Systems, Inc., a leading provider of solutions for securing e-business, today announced its latest round of financing securing $20 million from Goldman Sachs and existing investors Accel Partners, First Union Bank, Novell, ONSET Ventures, and...
- 1
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Ram Varadarajan | President & CEO |
| Tahar Elgamal | CEO |
| Elis Nemes | President |
| Bruce Schneier | Founder and Chief Technical Officer of Bt Counterpane |
| David Kaplan | Chief Financial Officer |
| Jim Reno | Chief Technology Officer |
| Randy Bolten | CFO |
| Nat Natraj | Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations |
| Bill Moore | Vice President, Strategic Relations |
| Carol Alexander | Vice President, Marketing |
| Raj Gopalakrishna | Vice President and Managing Director, Arcot India |
| Sanjay Vyas | Vice President, Worldwide Services |
| Suril Desai | Vice President, India Engineering |
| Jonathan Gill | Managing Director at Arcot Uk |
| Terry Opdendyk | Founder, Onset Ventures |
| Chris McKay | Principal, Granite Ventures |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael R Miele | Co-Chairman, Private Equity Group, Goldman Sachs |
| Arthur C. Patterson | Board of Directors |
| Carl Sundvik | Board of Directors |
| Frank Kelcz | Board of Directors |
| Martin Hellman | Board of Directors |
| Michael E Patterson | Board of Directors |
| Terry L Opendyk | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arcot Systems Inc. | President & CEO | Current |
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Founder | Current |
| Louisiana State University | M.S. | Former |
| Btech, Inc. | M.S. | Former |
| Indian Institute of Technology | B.Tech | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arcot Systems Inc. | CEO | Current |
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Netscape Communications Corporation | Chief Scientist | Former |
| Infochip Systems Inc | Vice President of Technology | Former |
| Infochip Systems Inc | Co-Founder | Former |
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Co-Founder | Former |
| Stanford University | Ph.D. In Public Key Cryptography | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Novell, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Schneier Co | Founder and Cto of Bt Counterpane | Current |
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Founder and Chief Technical Officer of Bt Counterpane | Current |
| Cfp 2003 | Current | |
| Elemental Security, Inc. | Current | |
| Cryptography Research | Board of Directors | Current |
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Counterpane Internet Security, Inc. | Chief Technical Officer | Former |
| Schneier Co | security technologist and author | Former |
| American University | MS Degree In Computer Science | Former |
| University of Rochester | B.S. in Physics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Dragon Media Online | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Weathernews, Inc. | Vice President of Finance | Former |
| Stanford University | Master's Degrees In Geophysics | Former |
| Stanford University | Bachelor's | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Vice President, Product Development | Current |
| Vantive Corporation | Chief Technologist | Former |
| Vantive Corporation | Vice President | Former |
| University of Illinois | MBA Degrees | Former |
| Mscs | BS | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arcot Systems Inc. | CFO | Current |
| Phoenix Technologies Ltd. | CFO | Former |
| Stanford University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Princeton University | A.B. degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eFORCE Inc. | President | Current |
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations | Current |
| Green Shakti | Advisor | Current |
| Insight Technologies Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Siebel Systems, Inc. | General Manager | Former |
| University of Virginia | MS In Chemical Engineering | Former |
| Btech, Inc. | MS In Chemical Engineering | Former |
| Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Indian Institute of Technology | B.Tech in engineering | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Surgical Group, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lexington Medical Center | Former | |
| University of South Carolina School of Medicine | Degree | Former |
| University of South Carolina | Undergraduate Degree In Biology and Chemistry | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Goucher College | BA In Mathematics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Vice President and Managing Director, Arcot India | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Vice President, Worldwide Services | Current |
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Engineering Manager | Current |
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Director of Payment Systems | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Vice President, India Engineering | Current |
| Indian Institute of Management | MBA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Managing Director at Arcot Uk | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptive Planning, Inc. | Managing Director and General Partner, Onset Ventures | Current |
| ONSET Ventures | Managing Director and General Partner | Current |
| ONSET Ventures | Founder | Former |
| Automated Power Exchange Inc. | General Partner | Current |
| Truviso, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Syndera Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Adaptive Planning, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Callidus Software Inc. | Director | Current |
| Nextance, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Automated Power Exchange Inc. | Director | Current |
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| NetSeer, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | technical manager | Former |
| Nektar Therapeutics | Team Member | Former |
| Adaptive Planning, Inc. | Team Member | Former |
| Callidus Software Inc. | Team Member | Former |
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Team Member | Former |
| Nextance, Inc. | Team Member | Former |
| Intel Corporation | Head | Former |
| Stanford University | M.S. | Former |
| Stanford University | B.S. In Computer | Former |
| Michigan State University | B.S. In Computer Science | Former |
Chris joined Granite Ventures in September 1998 from Hambrecht & Quist, where he was an analyst in the firm's Venture Capital department. Chris focuses on software, internet and digital media investments. Chris serves on the board of directors for Arcot Systems, Managing Editor Software and Purisma. He is a Board observer for Actional, Convio, and Sendmail, and was previously involved with the Boards of Connected (acquired by Iron Mountain) and Cardiff (acquired by Verity). Chris holds a BA from the University of Virginia.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Principal, Granite Ventures | Current |
| Sendmail, Inc. | observer | Current |
| Convio, Inc. | observer | Current |
| Actional Corporation | observer | Current |
| Granite Ventures, LLC | Principal | Current |
| Vc Demo | Principal, Granite Ventures | Current |
| Purisma, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Actional Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sendmail, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Convio, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Vc Demo | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management LLC | analyst | Former |
| University of Virginia | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman, Sachs & Co. | Analyst | Current |
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Co-Chairman, Private Equity Group, Goldman Sachs | Current |
| Private Equity Group, LLC | Board of Directors | Former |
| Swarthmore College | B.A. | Former |
| Private Equity Group, LLC | Member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Noosh Inc. | Founder & General Partner | Current |
| Goremote Internet Communications, Inc. | Current | |
| Portal Software, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Rapt, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Noosh Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Integral Development Corp. | Board Member | Current |
| MetroPCS Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ironplanet, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Savi Technology, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Actuate Corporation | Director | Current |
| Coremetrics, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Naqiya Designs | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mendocino Software, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Western Association of Venture Capitalists | Director | Current |
| Bionomics, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Actuate Corporation | Investor | Current |
| Accel Partners | Investor | Current |
| Ipass Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Portal Software, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Western Association of Venture Capitalists | President | Former |
| Accel Partners | Co-founder | Former |
| Accel Partners | general partner | Former |
| Adler & Company, Inc. | General Partner | Former |
| Citicorp Venture Capital, Ltd. | Manager | Former |
| Citicorp Venture Capital, Ltd. | managed a fund of publicly traded equities | Former |
| Citigroup Inc. | Former | |
| U.S. Treasury Department | Former | |
| Citicorp | Former | |
| Ipass Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Harvard University | MBA | Former |
| Harvard University | Ab | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of Lund | MBA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Information Mosaic Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pitango Venture Capital | Business Development Consultant | Former |
| Bowdoin College | BA In Economics & Anthropology, Sociology | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cranite Systems, Inc. | Current | |
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ingrian Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Stanford University | Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering | Former |
| PayPal, Inc. | Former | |
| Stanford University | Ph.D. | Former |
| Stanford University | M.S. | Former |
| New York University | B.S. | Former |
| Stanford University | E.E. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Invesco Private Capital | Principal | Former |
| Invesco, LLC | Principal | Former |
| Columbia Business School | an M.B.A. in Finance and | Former |
| Wesleyan University | an M.B.A. in Finance and | Former |
| Wesleyan University | B.A. in Latin American Studies | Former |
Terry founded ONSET Ventures in 1984 and has specialized in working with information and medical technology start-ups for more than 30 years. Prior to launching the firm, Terry was president of VisiCorp, guiding the software publishing company from inception into an industry leader. He serves on the boards of both public and private companies, including Adaptive Planning, Arcot Systems, Callidus Software, Nektar Therapeutics (formerly Inhale Therapeutics), Nextance and Penederm. Terry received a BS from Michigan State University Honors College and an MS from Stanford University. Terry also is a Fellow at the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Haas School of Business, University of California.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ONSET Ventures | Founder | Current |
| Arcot Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Stanford University | MS | Former |
Industry Transcripts by Seeking Alpha
-
Blue Coat Systems, Inc. Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 24, 2009about BCSI
-
QAD Inc. F3Q10 (Qtr End 31/10/09) Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 24, 2009about QADI
-
TiVo Inc. F3Q10 (Qtr End 10/31/2009) Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 24, 2009about TIVO
-
Brocade Communications Systems Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 31/10/09) Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 24, 2009about BRCD
-
Analog Devices, Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 10/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 23, 2009about ADI
Glass Door
Technology Industry Companies
| Company | Employer Rating |
 |
|
| Microsoft | |
| Cisco Systems | |
| QUALCOMM | |
IndustryTop Rated
