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Hammerhead Networks

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Former type
  
Division

Founder
  
Eddie Sullivan

Successor
  
Cisco Systems

Ceased operations
  
May 1, 2002

Industry
  
Computer networking

Founded
  
2000

Number of employees
  
85

Parent organization
  
Cisco Systems

Fate
  
Acquired by Cisco Systems

Defunct
  
May 1, 2002 (2002-05-01)

Headquarters
  
Billerica, Massachusetts, United States

Hammerhead Networks was a computer networking company based in Billerica, Massachusetts that produced software solutions for the delivery of Internet Protocol service features.

It was founded in April 2000 by Eddie Sullivan, who also served as its CEO.

It was acquired by Cisco Systems on May 1, 2002 in a stock transaction worth up to US$173M. Cisco had previously owned a minority interest. It had 85 employees at the time of the acquisition.

References

Hammerhead Networks Wikipedia