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Packeteer

(PKTR) is in the Technology Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$144.4M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Packeteer (NASDAQ: PKTR) is the global leader in WAN Application Delivery and WAN Optimization. The founding company in this space, Packeteer continues to lead this burgeoning market both in market share and with an unmatched solution set that ensures high performance for every application at every location across the WAN. Packeteer delivers the ultimate in application performance and end-user experience through a comprehensive, integrated family of scalable appliances and software products. Packeteer products provide fast delivery of all key business applications to all the locations. But it takes much more than mere speed to successfully meet today's networking challenges. Packeteer provides solutions that empower customers with Intelligent Acceleration using unique intelligence about the application and the network to target the optimum technologies for the ultimate performance gain and extend the value across current and emerging enterprise initiatives. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, Packeteer stands out with: - Over 60,000 units shipped worldwide - 400+ employees - 7,000 customers - Clear industry leadership - Extensive distributor and sales channel - Unrivaled 24/7 global service and support - 10+ years experience in WAN optimization

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Dave Cote
Number of Employees 428
Contact Information

10201 N De Anza Blvd

Cupertino, California 95014

packeteer.com

(408) 873-4400

NAICS Code Computer Systems Design Services: 541512

Recent Events

  • Sales Executive Herb Shattuck Joins Equilibrium to Expand Growth in Enterprise Sales

    11/11/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • bandwidth

    11/03/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Blue Coat Systems posts profit for fiscal 1Q

    8/25/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

packeteer and performance - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Dave Cote President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
David C. Yntema Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Ajmal Noorani Vice President, Business Development
Alan Menezes Vice President, Marketing
Arturo Cazares Vice President Worldwide Sales
David Puglia Vice President Marketing
David Winikoff Vice President of Product Management
Manuel R. Freitas Vice President, Worldwide Operations and Customer Support
Nelu Mihai Vice President, Engineering
Ray Smets Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Tony Fusarelli Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Wayne M. Bergland Packeteer's Vice President of Sales
Bradley Gittings Director, Ir
Jim Gallagher Director, Federal Sales
Mark Urban Director of Product Marketing
Carleton Robinson Manager, Federal Channel Sales
Sean Applegate Manager, Federal Sys Engr
Bill Krause Director
Craig Elliott Director
Gregory E Myers Director
Rob Kuhling Investor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Joseph Graziano Chairman and Financial Expert, Member
Steven Campbell Chairman of the Board
Bernard F. Mathaisel Board of Directors
Hamid Ahmadi Board of Directors
Peter V. Van Camp Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Packeteer, Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Current
United States Department of Justice Former
Packeteer, Inc. Director Current
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Former
Synoptics Ltd Director of Marketing Former
California State University M.B.A. In Business Administration Former
University of California, Davis B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Packeteer, Inc. Chief Financial Officer and Secretary Current
Deeya Energy, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
System Industries Chief Financial Officer Former
Vivus, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Vivus, Inc. Vice President, Finance and Administration Former
Packeteer, Inc. Secretary Former
University of Michigan M.B.A. Former
Hope College B.A. In Economics Former
University of Michigan B.A. In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Packeteer, Inc. Vice President, Business Development Current

Organization Position Status
Packeteer, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current
Wavion, Inc. Corporate Vice President, Marketing and Business Development Former
Aperto Networks Vice President of Marketing Former
University of Alberta B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former
University Corp. B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
3Com Corporation Vice President, Europe Sales Current
Packeteer, Inc. Vice President Worldwide Sales Current
Talari Networks, Inc. Vice President of Worldwide Sales Current
Menlo Worldwide Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing Former
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Former
Stanford University M.B.A. Former
Stanford University B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Packeteer, Inc. Vice President Marketing Current
Synopsys, Inc. Former
International Business Machines Corporation Former
Rutgers University B.S. in computer Former
Rutgers University Degrees Former

Organization Position Status
Packeteer, Inc. Vice President of Product Management Current
Santa Clara University MBA In International Marketing Former

Organization Position Status
Packeteer, Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Operations and Customer Support Current
Adobe Systems Incorporated Vice President of Sales and Support Former
Adobe Systems Incorporated Vice President of Worldwide Customer Operations Former
Adobe Systems Incorporated Director of OEM and Developer Support Former
The Adobe Former

Nelu Mihai has served as Vice President of Engineering at Packeteer since January 2006. Mr. Mihai served as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations at Cloudshield Technologies, a provider of servers for network traffic inspection, from April 2003 to March 2004. In 2002, he co-founded SLA partners, an international consulting firm. From December 1999 to December 2001 he served as CEO and COO of CPlane Inc, a telecom software company. Prior to 1999 he worked for six years at Bell Labs, and AT&T, his last position there being Division Manager. Before 1994 he served in different positions at Silicon Valley startups specialized in real time operating systems and at nuclear research institutes in Western Europe. Mr. Mihai holds a MS in computer engineering from Polytechnic University of Bucharest and a Ph. D. in computer science from Institute of Atomic Physics, Bucharest, with the doctorate work done at CERN Geneva, Switzerland.

Organization Position Status
Packeteer, Inc. Vice President, Engineering Current

Ray Smets has served as Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing at Packeteer since September 2007. From February 2007 to September 2007, Mr. Smets served as Vice President of Marketing for the Broadband Solutions Group within Motorola's Connected Home Solutions business. Mr. Smets joined Motorola through the acquisition of Netopia, Inc. in February of 2007. At Netopia, Mr. Smets was the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining Netopia in January 2006, Mr. Smets served from October 2002 to August 2004 as President of the Network General, Inc. subsidiary of McAfee Security, Inc., a security software company providing antivirus and network management solutions, and as a consultant for McAfee until December 2005. Before joining McAfee, Mr. Smets served for over 15 years in executive roles at BellSouth Corporation, including as President of BellSouth.net Inc. and Vice President of Network Transformation of BellSouth's Telecommunications Group. Mr. Smets holds a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of Florida and an M.B.A. from Nova-Southeastern University.

Organization Position Status
Netopia, Inc. Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Current
Packeteer, Inc. Vice President, Sales and Marketing Current
BellSouth Corporation president Former
Network General Corporation president Former
BellSouth Corporation corporate officer Former
Nova Southeastern University M.B.A. Former
University of Florida Bachelor's Degree In Computer Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Packeteer, Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Packeteer, Inc. Packeteer's Vice President of Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Packeteer, Inc. Director, Ir Current

Organization Position Status
Packeteer, Inc. Director, Federal Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Packeteer, Inc. Director of Product Marketing Current
Camp Conferences, Inc. Director of Product Marketing at Packeteer Current
FORE Systems, Inc. Former
University of Wisconsin BS Degree In History Former

Organization Position Status
Packeteer, Inc. Manager, Federal Channel Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Packeteer, Inc. Manager, Federal Sys Engr Current

Organization Position Status
Packeteer, Inc. Chairman and Financial Expert, Member Current
Pixar Animation Studios Board of Directors Current
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Apple Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Apple Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Pixar Animation Studios Director Former
Packeteer, Inc. Director Former
Merrimack College Doctorate Former

Organization Position Status
Horizon Ventures Technical Advisor Current
Packeteer, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Stratacom Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Packeteer, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Stratacom Inc. Vice President of Engineering and Operations Former
Stratacom Inc. Founder Former
Santa Clara University M.S. In Electrical Engineering Former
Oregon State University B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
E2OPEN, Inc. Current
Packeteer, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Solectron Corporation CIO Former
The Walt Disney Company CIO Former
Solectron Corporation Senior Vice President Former
Boston, Massachusetts Partner Former
Ernst & Young National Partner Former
Solectron Corporation Market Account Executive Former
Massachusetts, Inc. M.S. In Operations Research Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Master of Science degree, both Former
Massachusetts, Inc. B.S. Former
CIO Magazine member Former

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CPU Technology, Inc. Current
Propel Software Corporation Current
Exodus Communications Chairman Current
The TriZetto Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Packeteer, Inc. Director Current
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Exodus Communications chief executive officer Former
3Com Corporation CEO Former
Caspian Networks Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Caspian Networks Inc. President Former
3Com Corporation president Former
Hewlett-Packard Company general manager Former
3Com Corporation Chairman Former
Caspian Networks Inc. Chairman Former
Pinnacle Systems, Inc. Director Former
The Citadel doctorate of science Former
The Citadel bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Packeteer, Inc. Director Current
Packeteer, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Packeteer, Inc. President Former
Iowa State University B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Nexlan, LLC Current
Advanced Internet Security, Inc. Current
Packeteer, Inc. Director Current
Altera Corporation Board of Directors Current
Symantec Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Finance Company Limited Senior Vice President Former
Symantec Corporation Vice President of financial planning Former
Novell, Inc. director of financial planning and analysis Former
Symantec Corporation Director Former
Santa Clara University M.B.A. Former
California State University Undergraduate Degree Former
Inktomi Corporation member Former

Organization Position Status
Mobiquitous Vice President, Technology and Cto, Global Communications Sector Current
Packeteer, Inc. Board of Directors Current
International Computer Science Institute Executive Board Member Former

Organization Position Status
Equinix Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. CEO Current
Equinix, Inc. Chairman Current
Ixeurope Plc Board of Directors Current
Packeteer, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Jay Adelson Board of Directors Current
Ixeurope Plc Chief Executive Officer Former
Equinix, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
UUNET President Former
Compuserve Interactive Services, Inc. Former
Equinix, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Boston College Bachelor of Science Degree In Accounting. Former

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ONSET Ventures General Partner Current
Aperon Biosystems General Partner, Onset Ventures Current
Remend, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Aperon Biosystems Board of Directors Current
Accessclosure, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Conceptus, Inc. Investor Current
Gadzoox Networks, Inc. Investor Current
Packeteer, Inc. Investor Current
Alteon Inc. Investor Current
Endotex Interventional Systems, Inc. Investor Current
General Electric Company Vice President Former
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Director of Marketing Former
General Electric Company Manager Former
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Team Leader Former
Curon Medical, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Harvard Business School MBA Former
Hamilton College A.B. Former
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