QUEBEC CITY – Network test and monitoring technology maker EXFO has acquired UK-based Ontology Systems for a total consideration of US$7.6 million, net of cash.
Founded in 2006 and headquartered in London, UK, Ontology Systems uses graph-data and semantic searches to build real-time views of network services and related network elements.
EXFO said Thursday that the combination of Ontology Systems' expertise in mapping complex, cross-domain, multi-layer network topologies with EXFO's end-to-end service assurance and real-time 3D analytics solutions will deliver a comprehensive view across physical, virtual and hybrid networks.
"This strategic acquisition uniquely positions EXFO with agile, real-time visualization and troubleshooting solutions that enable communications service providers to manage their networks more efficiently and ensure heightened quality of experience and scalability for next-generation networks, which will be hybrid in nature for many years to come," said EXFO founder, chairman and CEO Germain Lamonde, in the news release. "Combining EXFO's physical and virtual probes and real-time analytics solution with Ontology Systems' unique mapping methodology delivers an unmatched value proposition for monitoring and managing next-generation networks.”
