NetMotion Software, formerly NetMotion Wireless, is a privately held software company specializing in network security.
History NetMotion Wireless was formed in 2001 as a spin-off for wireless software from WRQ (based in Seattle, Washington and later part of the Attachmate Group). Former WRQ president Craig McKibben was CEO. 2006: NetMotion merged with Padcom, Inc."NetMotion, Padcom settle patent lawsuit with merger", RCR Wireless News, link refreshed January 31, 2017 2012: NetMotion was acquired by Clearlake Capital Group.Clearlake Capital Group Acquires NetMotion, retrieved September December 28, 2012 2016: NetMotion was acquired by The Carlyle Group,Mobile Performance Management, retrieved January 31, 2017WRQ spinout NetMotion Wireless sells again, this time to private equity powerhouse The Carlyle Group, retrieved January 31, 2017Utility supplies: Mobile performance management software, retrieved January 31, 2017The Carlyle Group Invests in NetMotion, retrieved January 31, 2017 with a new CEO.Clearlake Capital Group Announces Sale of NetMotion Wireless to The Carlyle Group, retrieved January 31, 2017
In 2021, NetMotion was acquired by Absolute Security for an estimated US$340 million.
NetMotion is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with offices in Chicago, London, Tokyo and Sydney. The company added a second headquarters in Victoria, British Columbia in 2019.
Products NetMotion products allow users to transition from traditional secure remote access technologies to a zero-trust approach, without affecting productivity or admin controls. Fundamentally, it consists of client software on each mobile device, which communicates with a control server in the cloud or data center that pushes policies and actions to the client for execution.Software-Defined Mobility: Foundational technology for the fully mobile enterprise, retrieved February 9, 2017 Through this architecture that gives administrators control of the endpoints, they can manage application delivery based on changing network conditions through software, regardless of the combination of networks used,NetMotion Leverages Software-Defined Trend to Secure Mobile Devices, retrieved February 9. 2017 including cellular and Wi-Fi networks that are outside of their direct administrative control.
An enhanced filtering feature named Aware was added in 2019. In July, 2020, a new release of the software added the term software-defined perimeter (SDP). In late 2020, NetMotion’s products were marketed with the term secure access service edge.
References
External links Patent by NetMotion Wireless, Inc.