OPNET

<h2 id="corporate-history">Corporate history</h2>
<p>"OPNET" was Alain Cohen's (co-founder, CTO & President) graduate project for a networking course while he was at <a href="/facts/MIT/Xk49vNA8">MIT</a>. OPNET stood for Optimized Network Engineering Tools. Alain, along with brother Marc (co-founder, CEO & Chairman) and classmate Steven Baraniuk, decided to commercialize the software. The company's first product was OPNET Modeler, a software tool for <a href="/facts/Computer_network/3w5RM99p">computer network</a> modeling and simulation.
</p><p>Since becoming a public company in August 2000, OPNET executed the following acquisitions: 
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<ul><li>March 2001: NetMaker Division of Make Systems</li>
<li>January 2002: WDM NetDesign B.V.B.A</li>
<li>October 2004: Altaworks Corporation</li>
<li>October 2007: substantially all of the assets of Network Physics, Inc.</li>
<li>August 2010: DSAuditor product line from Embarcadero Technologies</li>
<li>May 2012: Clarus Systems, Inc.</li></ul>
<p>As an independent company, OPNET grew profitably<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> throughout its history.  SEC filings are available with further information about its IPO,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> annual reports,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> and quarterly reports.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a>
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<h2 id="opnet-solutions-prior-to-acquisition-by-riverbed">OPNET Solutions (prior to acquisition by Riverbed)</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Application_performance_management/3XI0tuSy">Application performance management</a>, see <i>AppTransaction Xpert</i> in <a href="/facts/Comparison_of_packet_analyzers/FUUe4wcJ">Comparison of packet analyzers</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Network_performance_management/7PHCvSXj">Network performance management</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Network_Simulator/BGzNoDAz">Network Simulator</a></li></ul>
<h2 id="product-status">Product status</h2>
<p>As of 2022, Riverbed discontinued sales of 'Riverbed Modeler', which was the new name for the former OPNET modeling software.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a>
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<h2 id="notes">Notes</h2>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140208072320/http://www.opnet.com/">OPNET's website</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>OPNET Technologies, Inc. Announces Initial Public Offering of 4.0 Million Shares of Common Stock at $13.00 Per Share <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108924/000092838500001869/0000928385-00-001869.txt#:~:text=match%20at%20L729%20,full%2C%20the%20number%20of%20shares" target="_blank">https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108924/000092838500001869/0000928385-00-001869.txt#:~:text=match%20at%20L729%20,full%2C%20the%20number%20of%20shares</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Martyn Williams, Network World. "Riverbed to acquire Opnet in $1B deal." Oct 30, 2012. Retrieved Dec 12, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502021136/http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/103012-riverbed-to-acquire-opnet-in-263786.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20130502021136/http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/103012-riverbed-to-acquire-opnet-in-263786.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Nathan Eddy, eWeek. "Riverbed Boosts APM Abilities With Opnet Acquisition." Oct 30, 2012. Retrieved Dec 12, 2012. <a href="http://www.eweek.com/networking/riverbed-boosts-apm-abilities-with-opnet-acquisition/" target="_blank">http://www.eweek.com/networking/riverbed-boosts-apm-abilities-with-opnet-acquisition/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>Jon Gold, Network World. "Riverbed's billion-dollar Opnet buy could pay off big, analysts say." Nov 1, 2012. Retrieved Dec 13, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140522232115/http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/110112-riverbed-opnet-263903.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140522232115/http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/110112-riverbed-opnet-263903.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>Riverbed to Acquire OPNET Technologies, Inc. Oct 29, 2012. Retrieved Dec 13, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140522215532/http://www.riverbed.com/about/news-articles/press-releases/riverbed-to-acquire-opnet-technologies-inc.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140522215532/http://www.riverbed.com/about/news-articles/press-releases/riverbed-to-acquire-opnet-technologies-inc.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>"OPNET Named to List of World's Most Successful Software Companies; Independent Industry Analyst Report Ranks OPNET as One of Seven Public Software Companies with Eleven or More Consecutive Years of Growth and Profitability | Business Wire" (Press release). Businesswire (Internet Archive). September 21, 2006. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170705065922/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060921005648/en/OPNET-Named-List-Worlds-Successful-Software-Companies" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20170705065922/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060921005648/en/OPNET-Named-List-Worlds-Successful-Software-Companies</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>"Honor Roll". 2009-01-06. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 2025-02-25. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090106235003/http://www.capehornstrategies.com./honor_roll.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090106235003/http://www.capehornstrategies.com./honor_roll.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:8"><p>OPNET Technologies, Inc. Announces Initial Public Offering of 4.0 Million Shares of Common Stock at $13.00 Per Share <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108924/000092838500001869/0000928385-00-001869.txt#:~:text=match%20at%20L729%20,full%2C%20the%20number%20of%20shares" target="_blank">https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108924/000092838500001869/0000928385-00-001869.txt#:~:text=match%20at%20L729%20,full%2C%20the%20number%20of%20shares</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:9"><p>"Form 10-K". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2016-03-02. <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108924/000119312512263679/d308852d10k.htm" target="_blank">https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108924/000119312512263679/d308852d10k.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:10"><p>"Form 10-Q". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2016-03-02. <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108924/000119312512457833/d398587d10q.htm" target="_blank">https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108924/000119312512457833/d398587d10q.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:11"><p>"Supportcenter". community.riverbed.com. Retrieved 2024-06-12. <a href="https://community.riverbed.com/s/question/0D50b000079ckAqCAI/where-can-i-install-the-opnet-it-guru-academic-edition" target="_blank">https://community.riverbed.com/s/question/0D50b000079ckAqCAI/where-can-i-install-the-opnet-it-guru-academic-edition</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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