software technology services founded seattle washington 2001 headquarters seattle washington products mobility xe mobile vpn software locality cellular network performance management software number of employees 130 website http www.netmotionwireless.com netmotion wireless is a privately held software company founded in 2001 and based in seattle washington . netmotion wireless develops software for organizations with mobile workforces focusing on security management and optimization of their wireless data deployments . the products allow customer organizations to maximize their return on investment in workforce automation by addressing the unique challenges introduced by wireless connectivity . 1 the company s software is used in enterprise government public utilities healthcare public safety insurance and other industries . 1 contents 1 history 2 operations 3 products 4 customers 5 industry awards and recognition 6 references 7 external links history edit the company was formed in 2001 as a spin off from wrq inc. in 2005 wireless industry executive bob hunsberger became ceo . 2 in 2006 netmotion merged with padcom inc. 3 in september 2010 4 and again in 2011 5 the company was recognized by inc. as one of the fastest growing private companies in america . in september 2012 netmotion wireless was acquired by clearlake capital group l.p. 1 an investment firm with 3 billion in over 70 investments across a variety of industries . 6 operations edit the bulk of the company s operations are located at the north american headquarters in seattle washington . three sales offices in europe handle international sales including sales into australia new zealand and several african countries . 7 netmotion wireless has an intellectual property portfolio of a dozen u.s. patents . 8 it also has strategic alliances with cellular carriers hardware manufacturers software developers system integrators and standards and certification bodies . these partners include at & t avaya datastrip sybase ianywhere infoexpress intermec ipelium knk microsoft motion computing motorola oesis ok palm rsa scientel wireless sierra wireless sprint telelogos t mobile and verizon wireless . 9 products edit mobility xe mobile vpn the company s flagship product is mobility xe a mobile vpn designed specifically for wireless environments . as mobile field workers move in and out of wireless coverage areas and roam between networks the product maintains and secures their data connections in order to maximize worker productivity . 10 11 12 13 it also provides it managers with the centralized control needed to manage a mobile deployment . 14 used by more than 2 100 organizations and more than 550 000 mobile workers 7 mobility xe is recognized by frost & sullivan for achieving the highest market share among mobile vpns . 15 mobility xe releases 16 version 6.5 web acceleration and new policy management features for controlling access from to specific applications and networks version 6.6 fips 140 2 validated encryption version 7.0 expanded capacity of up to 15 000 concurrent device sessions and support for rsa securid two factor authentication version 7.1 qos capability for real time applications such as voip version 8.0 network access control and recovery from packet loss for real time applications 17 version 8.5 analytics module and support for two factor authentication via smart cards and x. 509v3 digital certificates version 9.0 authentication of the device as well as the user for greater security and integration with systems management software version 9.2 support for windows 7 64 bit client and windows server 2008 r2 and additional support for fips 140 2 version 9.5 support for ipv6 inclusion of nsa suite b encryption and enhancements to the analytics reporting server locality cellular network performance management software in may 2012 netmotion wireless introduced locality cellular network performance management software 18 described as the first software of its kind in the industry 19 and the only cellular counterpart to a wired network performance management offering . 20 it addresses the needs of organizations that are increasingly reliant on cellular data connections to deliver applications to mobile workers in the field . such organizations have made major investments in devices applications and monthly service fees yet have no tools to evaluate how those deployments are working for them and to identify and correct connection problems . 18 the locality software on each mobile device gathers inventory connection status and location information every five seconds and sends the accumulated data every thirty minutes to a central server for processing . 21 22 locality generates detailed maps and reports to identify the technologies in use poor performance and chronic connectivity problems . these can be tied to underlying causes such as signal strength location network saturation older network technologies or problems with devices and drivers . 20 customers can use these reports to proactively identify coverage issues troubleshoot help desk tickets make buying decisions based on device or network performance compare carriers effectively track inventory and identify under utilized mobile assets . 20 locality software supports various network adapters for sprint at & t verizon wireless and canadian carriers as well as sierra wireless airlink aleos devices and android devices running version 2.2 or later and equipped for cellular connectivity . 23 support for apple ios was released in q1 of 2015 . 22 customers edit among the 2 500 customers of netmotion wireless are 24 enterprise customers ameren corporation amica insurance at & t beckman coulter comcast continental airlines cox communications diamond management and technology consultants grange insurance hertz jea optident southeast water uk strack trican well service ltd. tsi terminal systems inc. unilever us foods windstream communications . healthcare advocate health care allina home care lee memorial health system marshfield clinic mhmr centers of texas puget sound blood center st. luke s health system st. joseph s hospital wi visiting nurses of new york wichita clinic . government and public safety bell ambulance birmingham city council uk city of aurora co city of hays ks city of orlando colorado springs police department durham county sheriff s office florida highway patrol gallatin county mt hennepin county mn johnson county ks mobile county al monroe county sheriff s department fl new york state police orange county sheriff s department st. james parish la city of danville va union county police department nj worksafe bc . industry awards and recognition edit netmotion has been named as one of the fastest growing wireless companies in the u.s. and has earned more than 25 industry awards 25 including winner of the 2012 fierce innovation award in the network innovation device and network security category for the mobility xe mobile vpn and recognized as a finalist in the network innovation test and measurement category for locality software 26 given the 2011 global frost & sullivan market share leadership award recognizing mobility xe for achieving the highest market share among mobile vpns 15 ranked on the deloitte llp list of the fastest growing technology media telecommunications life sciences and clean technology companies in north america in 2009 27 2010 28 and 2011 . 29 named on the inc. 500 5000 list of america s fastest growing private companies 4 5 recognized as one of washington state s 100 fastest growing private companies 30 selected as an editors pick by consumer goods technology magazine for improving field productivity and supply chain management 31 32 ranked as one of the top 15 largest software developers by the puget sound business journal 33 voted one of washington state s 100 best companies to work for 25 microsoft gold certified partner for mobility solutions 34 motorola enterprise mobility validated solution 35 references edit a b c clearlake capital group acquires netmotion wireless netmotion wireless names new ceo february 9 2005 retrieved december 28 2012 netmotion padcom settle patent lawsuit with merger rcr wireless news 2006 06 15 . a b meet the 2010 inc. 5000 a list of america s fastest growing private companies september 2010 a b netmotion wireless seattle wa the inc. 5000 clearlake capital firm overview a b company fact sheet what s new in mobility xe 9.2 retrieved december 10 2010 . strategic alliance and marketing partners retrieved december 11 2010 . phifer lisa . mobile vpn closing the gap searchmobilecomputing.com july 16 2006 . bioportfolio company profile retrieved december 10 2010 . crunchbase company profile retrieved december 10 2010 . hoover s company profile retrieved december 10 2010 . product datasheet netmotion web site a b frost & sullivan lauds netmotion wireless market leadership in the highly competitive mobile vpn market release history on netmotion web site netmotion brings cross network support to wireless voip voip planet 2008 05 07 . a b netmotion wireless delivers industry s first cellular network performance management software retrieved december 29 2012 netmotion wireless announces first cellular network performance management software retrieved december 29 2012 a b c netmotion wireless broadens modem coverage for locality cellular network performance management software retrieved december 29 2012 netmotion announces availability of locality wireless performance solution retrieved december 29 2012 a b beyond five bars new software opens a window into cellular links retrieved december 29 2012 netmotion wireless locality network adapter and gps receiver matrix retrieved december 29 2012 www.netmotionwireless.com amalgamated from case studies and press releases retrieved december 11 2010 and updated december 29 2012 . a b netmotion company backgrounder fierce innovation awards 2012 retrieved december 28 2012 deloitte s 2009 technology fast 500 deloitte s 2010 technology fast 500 retrieved december 10 2010 deliotte s 2011 technology fast 500 ranking retrieved december 28 2012 washington s 100 fastest growing private companies revealed september 17 2010 retrieved december 10 2010 consumer goods technology 2011 editors pick retrieved december 28 2012 netmotion wireless earns editors pick by consumer goods technology magazine retrieved december 28 2012 netmotion wireless ranks top 15 largest software developers netmotion wireless attains gold certified partner status in microsoft partner program . enterprise mobility validated solutions search searched confirmed december 10 2010 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title netmotion wireless & oldid 719678007 categories mobile technologysoftware companies based in seattle navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view 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