WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AppNeta, the only provider of instant-value network performance management solutions, today announced Rapid7 Founder and Chairman Alan Matthews has joined the Board of Directors. Matthews brings more than 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and executive in the high tech industry. AppNeta, formerly Apparent Networks and officially launched today, delivers instant-value network performance management solutions required to drive exceptional application performance across all data center, cloud, remote office and mobile environments.
“AppNeta is changing the way IT organizations are managing the performance of their business critical applications and cloud-based services,” said Alan Matthews, Chairman of Rapid7. “I am excited to join the AppNeta team at a time when they are gaining incredible momentum and redefining the value of network performance management.”
Matthews is currently the Founder and Chairman of Rapid7, the leading provider of unified vulnerability management and penetration testing solutions. Since 2000, Rapid7 has enabled organizations to implement and maintain best practices for and optimization of network security, Web application security, database security and penetration testing strategies. Matthews is also the founder of Talener, a technical placement and recruiting company; Northpoint Solutions, providing business resources for content management and asset management; and Axceler, software developer for Microsoft SharePoint and Lotus Notes.
AppNeta enters the marketplace with a patented, cloud-based network performance management technology and more than 1,000 customers around the globe. AppNeta’s award-winning PathView Cloud solutions leverage a zero administration, cloud-based service to meet the performance demands of today’s distributed network infrastructure and mainstream network-dependent applications including unified communications, cloud services and virtual service delivery.
“Alan’s extensive experience building and leading technology companies makes him an invaluable member of our Board,” said Jim Melvin, CEO of AppNeta. “His understanding of the industry and management expertise will strengthen our team and help us to continue to lead the industry in instant value performance management.”
About AppNeta
AppNeta delivers instant-value network performance management solutions required to drive exceptional application performance across all data center, cloud, remote office and mobile environments. AppNeta’s award-winning PathView Cloud solutions leverage a zero administration, cloud-based service to meet the performance demands of today’s distributed network infrastructure and mainstream network-dependent applications including unified communications, cloud services and virtual service delivery. With more than 1,000 customers worldwide, AppNeta provides unmatched performance insight to network engineers and IT outsourcers, enabling predictable and efficient delivery of today’s business-critical application services, from wherever they originate to wherever they are consumed. www.appneta.com