Winner in the Networking Trailblazers Category for Its Innovative Approach to Solving Live Connectivity Issues

SAN JOSE, Calif. – January 22, 2015 – Sideband Networks (www.sidebandnetworks.com),the leading innovator and pioneer of Live Connectivity Intelligence, has been named a 2014 Tech Trailblazers Award winner. Sideband was awarded winner in the Networking Trailblazers category for its unparalleled approach to solving live connectivity issues through advanced analytics, and generating a new perspective on network intelligence. The Tech Trailblazer Awards recognize enterprise technology startups from around the globe for their technological and commercial innovation and entrepreneurial excellence.

“We’ve created a solution to a decades-old problem, giving Net Ops teams a live and dynamic view into their networks so that they can immediately address potential problems in real time as they occur,” said Zane Taylor, CEO, Sideband Networks. “To now be considered one of the world’s top networking startups by Tech Trailblazers is a great honor and is testament to our ongoing efforts to help companies understand their network DNA through live visualization, analytics, policy and reporting.”

Tech Trailblazer winners were selected through a public vote on the Tech Trailblazers website. Runner-ups in the Networking category included Centri Technology and Fedr8.

Rose Ross, Chief Trailblazer said, “On behalf of the team and esteemed international judging panel, I congratulate all the winners of the Tech Trailblazers Awards. We were greatly impressed by the ingenuity and innovation shown in the entries . Winners of this year’s Tech Trailblazers Awards are some of the most exciting enterprise tech startups making an impact in the business world today. I’m sure we will be hearing more about the successes from these inspiring startups in the future. We wish them the very best of tech trailblazing luck in 2015.”

Sideband solutions meet four key needs that CIOs, network engineers and IT administrators are looking for in a network performance monitoring and diagnostics solution: Visualization, Analytics, Policy Change and Reporting. The company’s family of products allows the customer to solve intermittent conflicts, ensure L2-L7 business connectivity is reliable around the clock and understand how to be proactive on future connectivity issues in real-time.

For more information on Sideband Networks, visit www.sidebandnetworks.com.

About the Tech Trailblazers Awards
Tech Trailblazers is a new concept in awards, designed explicitly for smaller businesses and startups that are less than five years old and at C-series funding or below. The awards have low barriers to entry and prizes that not only recognize startup innovation, but also proactively help startups grow their businesses with exclusive coaching, mentoring and development from VCs and leading CTOs as well as an estimated prize fund worth in excess of $1m.

For more information, go to: www.techtrailblazers.com, follow on Twitter @techtrailblaze or visit LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-trailblazers-awards

About Sideband Networks
Sideband Networks provides network performance management solutions that provide organizations with a single pane unified view to manage their networks by performing analytics of live network traffic, prioritized alerts and opportunity to be proactive on network issues for Cloud Services and Enterprise Networks. For more information, go to: www.sidebandnetworks.com.

Allan Thompson to Lead Global Sales Growth, Channel and Business Development Accounts

SAN JOSE, Calif – Oct. 7, 2014 – Sideband Networks (www.sidebandnetworks.com), the leader of next-generation unified network operations and administration software, today introduced Allan Thompson as the company’s new Executive Vice President, Global Sales. In his role, Mr. Thompson will be responsible for running global sales growth, channel and business development for the company, with a particular focus on small, medium and enterprise strategic accounts. Mr. Thompson is a seasoned and successful Silicon Valley executive with 25 years of experience in sales, business and channel sales development for enterprise software and hardware companies.

“Allan Thompson brings decades of sales experience and a proven track record for growing successful new ventures to Sideband,” said Zane Taylor, CEO, Sideband Networks. “The addition of Allan rounds out Sideband’s executive team with a foundation of top-tier account relationship and sales leadership that will continue to propel the company moving forward.”

Mr. Thompson has a rich history of success in enterprise sales, business development and channel sales for Silicon Valley companies. Prior to Sideband Networks, Mr. Thompson was Executive Vice President of Global Sales & Business Development at RedSeal Networks, Inc., where he was instrumental in helping the company achieve impressive growth, closing several marquee multi-million dollar deals through a recognized CRN (VAR) Value Added Reseller program. Mr. Thompson has held executive roles at several other high-profile tech companies including Dataguise Inc., McAfee, and Trend Micro Inc. CRN Magazine also recognized Mr. Thompson as a 2014 Channel Chief for 17 years of successfully building revenue streams around the world with large distributors and strategic value added partners.

“As someone who has been a part of several successful security and network related companies, I was very impressed by Sideband’s ability with live traffic analysis to recognize the need for customers to resolve conflicts within their networks, manage them optimally and have the Layer 2 through Layer 7 visibility that allows for better performance, efficiency and security,” said Allan Thompson, Executive Vice President, Global Sales, Sideband Networks. “I look forward to expanding Sideband’s customer base, taking this next-generation technology to global markets, establishing a cohesive business development partnership program and a global band of distribution and value added partners. Together, we’ll help customers manage and resolve issues in their global networks today for an actionable and secure tomorrow.”

Sideband Networks’ management solution delivers the next generation of network understanding for CIOs, and IT administrators with a single pane consolidated view (wired, wireless, virtual and physical), live traffic analytics & ability to correlate those analytics to historical static logs (e.g. SIEMs), auto generated dynamic network map (layer 2 through 7 views) with alerts to network issues & anomalous behavior, and an opportunity to take corrective action on LIVE network issues (enable QoS on devices, users, applications).

For more information on Sideband Networks, visit www.sidebandnetworks.com.

About Sideband Networks
Sideband Networks provides network performance management solutions that provide organizations with a single pane unified view to manage their networks by performing analytics of live network traffic, prioritized alerts and opportunity to be proactive on network issues for Cloud Services and Enterprise Networks. For more information, go to: www.sidebandnetworks.com.

Seasoned Veteran to Lead Engineering of Company’s Live Network Traffic Solutions

San Jose, Calif – Sept.23, 2014 – Sideband Networks (www.sidebandnetworks.com) today introduced Stephen Pieraldi as the company’s new Vice President of Engineering. In his role, Mr. Pieraldi will be responsible for the company’s product architecture and roadmap as the company enters its next phase of growth. Mr. Pieraldi is a serial entrepreneur and technologist with a rich history of success in Silicon Valley.

“Stephen Pieraldi offers more than three decades of proven experience in leadership, technology and go-to-market strategies,” said Zane Taylor, CEO, Sideband Networks. “We will look to Stephen for his guidance and expertise as we enter our second year as a company and continue to grow and gain momentum in the market.”

Mr. Pieraldi brings a deep understanding of networking, computing and managerial systems to Sideband Networks. He currently serves as a Technical Advisor at Total Phase and is an Industry Fellow at UC Berkeley teaching an Entrepreneurial Challenge course in the IEOR program. Mr. Pieraldi is a serial entrepreneur whose previous companies include Guessn, 2BClear and IForem. He has also served in various executive roles including Chief Operating Officer at Guidewire and Executive Vice President of International Sales and Business Development at NeoForma.

“Sideband is a story that is timed perfectly for the market. As the challenges of IOT/IOE demand more dynamic control of what was once a ‘set and forget’ infrastructure, Sideband’s solutions are giving new visibility to a previously opaque part of networking,” said Stephen Pieraldi, Vice President of Engineering, Sideband Networks. “By creating this innovation, companies can see more, report more, and remain in compliance as the world becomes more complex. This will not only save money and reduce risk, but will keep companies current in fast changing environments.”

Sideband Networks has produced the industry’s first unified solutions that offer a new perspective on network intelligence. Sideband most recently unveiled the XRE-1000, the first solution to provide SME’s with a live, consolidated view of their network devices, applications and users via a dynamic network map. Sideband’s family of products provides real-time analytics and insight, offering consolidated views of the entire network and allowing users to report and act on the data, both proactively and reactively.

For more information on Sideband Networks, visit www.sidebandnetworks.com.

About Sideband Networks
Sideband Networks provides network performance management solutions that provide organizations with a single pane unified view to manage their networks by performing analytics of live network traffic, prioritized alerts and opportunity to be proactive on network issues for Cloud Services and Enterprise Networks. For more information, go to: www.sidebandnetworks.com.

Solution Provides SME’s with Complete Visibility of All Network Devices, Applications and Users

San Francisco, CA – IDF14 – Sept. 9, 2014 – Sideband Networks (www.sidebandnetworks.com) today unveiled the XRE-1000: the first solution to provide SME’s with a live, consolidated view of their network devices, applications and users via a dynamic network map. The XRE-1000 provides real-time analytics and insight at 2Gbps by processing information on all data from L2 through L7, offering consolidated views of the entire network and allowing users to report and act on the data, both proactively and reactively. Sideband Networks will be showcasing the XRE-1000 at IDF14 in San Francisco, September 9-11 at Booth #914.

“SME’s, like large enterprises, are dealing with a lack of visibility into their networks. Everything is a static map or an historical log with no pointers to where the issues lie, only what the issues are. That simply isn’t good enough,” said Zane Taylor, CEO, Sideband Networks. “The XRE-1000 features a dynamic network map, live network traffic reporting, alerts based on live data and policy assurance, resulting in a highly competitive solution for the entry level SME to gain access to live data reporting that is truly actionable.”

The XRE-1000 offers consolidated views of physical, virtual, wired and wireless live devices, users and traffic. It allows users to drill down and report on the various data findings, resulting in the opportunity to make changes to improve on areas including efficiency, security, audit and compliance.

Features of the XRE-1000 include:

• Layer 2 through Layer 7 traffic analysis
• 1RU High Performance Appliance with 6 x Gb Copper ports
• Automated network topology map of your network while discovering your applications, users, and devices
• View 1000+ applications with network performance drill downs
• Single point of management, access anywhere from the XRE Web UI
• Correlated live network data to logged network data
• Alerts on anomalous traffic behavior
• Deploys in less than an hour

The XRE-1000 joins Sideband Networks’ family of products including the XRE-4000 and the vXRE Virtual Appliance. For more information about Sideband Networks and its entire product line, visit www.sidebandnetworks.com.

About Sideband Networks
Sideband Networks provides application aware performance monitoring solutions that provide organizations with a single pane unified view to manage their networks by performing analytics of live network traffic, correlating analytics to provide network intelligence, alerts and action and dynamic network discovery that provides complete visibility of your network and the ability to be proactive on network issues for Cloud Services and Enterprise Networks. For more information, go to: www.sidebandnetworks.com.

The TiE50 Awards Program Recognizes the 50 Hottest Tech Startups

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – MAY 19, 2014 – Sideband Networks (www.sidebandnetworks.com) today announced it has been selected as a winner of the prestigious 2014 TiE50 Awards Program. Winners were announced on Friday, May 16th at the organization’s annual entrepreneurial conference, TiEcon. Returning for the sixth year in a row, this year’s TiE50 was open to all technology companies worldwide. Sideband Networks received the award after showcasing the industry’s first solution that correlates together live streaming data, historical (logged) data and temporal patterns for the first time to generate a new perspective on network intelligence.

“It is an honor to be a TiE50 award winner for our innovative solution that gives users a complete understanding of their networks,” said Zane Taylor, CEO, Sideband Networks. “We are proud to be solving a problem that organizations have faced for decades and celebrate alongside all of this year’s TiE50 award winners.”

More than 2800 companies from 27 countries were screened as part of the TiE50 selection process. The top 100 finalists showcased at TiEcon and the TiE50 award winners were chosen based on those presentations. The TiE50 track record since its inception in May 2009 shows that 94% of the winners and finalists have been funded, attracting billions in investments. Many of these companies have been acquired, merged or gone public.

“In the six short years since inception, the TiE50 program has become a global brand that attracts thousands of companies worldwide for this recognition,” said Venktesh Shukla, president of TiE, Silicon Valley. “It is unique in terms of rigor of selection and the broad scope of companies that it reviews for this award and is one of TiE Silicon Valley’s most successful programs. It is also worth mentioning that this is the only awards recognition in technology to be held by a large global non-profit organization.”

Sideband’s TiE50 award is the latest recognition for the emerging startup. The company has been lauded in the press with CRN calling Sideband Networks one of the “10 Coolest Networking Startups of 2013,” while Enterprise Networking Planet named Sideband Networks one of “Five Networking Startups to Watch in 2014.” Sideband Networks has also been recognized for its solution in several other publications including Network World, Network Computing and Data Informed.

For more information, visit www.sidebandnetworks.com.

About Sideband Networks
Sideband Networks provides application aware network performance management solutions that provide organizations with a single pane unified view to manage their networks by performing analytics of live network traffic, correlating analytics to provide network intelligence, alerts and action and dynamic network discovery that provides complete visibility of your network and the ability to be proactive on network issues for Cloud Services and Enterprise Networks. For more information, go to: www.sidebandnetworks.com.

About TiE:
TiE is a global not-for-profit organization fostering entrepreneurship through mentoring, education, and networking. We consider entrepreneurship to be the single most powerful instrument to advance global prosperity. Our greatest strength is our network of over 60 chapters in 17 countries with a worldwide membership exceeding 14,000 that includes successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, corporate executives, and aspiring entrepreneurs. For more information on TiE, visit www.tie.org

Company Recognized for its Analyze Alert Act Network Performance Management (A3NPM) Solution

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – April 29, 2014 – Sideband Networks (www.sidebandnetworks.com) today announced it has been named a “Vendor to Watch” by Enterprise Management Associates for its “Analyze Alert Act Network Performance Management” (A3NPM) solution that combines monitoring with closed-loop controls for true network performance management. EMA Vendors to Watch are companies that deliver unique customer value by solving problems that had previously gone unaddressed or provide value in innovative ways. The designation rewards vendors that dare to go off the beaten path and have defined their own market niches.

“Sideband Networks is unique in its ability to take techniques such as enterprise-wide ANPM, topological awareness, detailed analytics and closed-loop controls, and combine these capabilities into a single product,” said Jim Frey, Vice President of Research, Network Management, EMA. “Such a solution has the potential to not only provide clear, accurate visibility and analytics, but also to take direct, automated corrective actions based on monitoring findings.”

Out of stealth in late 2013, Sideband Networks has produced the industry’s first unified solution that offers a new perspective on network intelligence. Previously, enterprises were left with just a partial understanding of their networks due to a lack of available integration between their disparate network tools. Sideband addresses these limitations with a solution that aims to unify disparate network management and monitoring tools to provide L2-L7 network visibility for better understanding of infrastructure, ability to correlate live network traffic to stored logs for root cause analysis and a topology view that provides drill down on applications, devices and users and provides action on fault in a single pane view dashboard.

“In a short amount of time, Sideband Networks has delivered on its goal to provide a single point of visibility and control to a networking team,” said Zane Taylor, CEO, Sideband Networks. “To be recognized for this achievement by EMA, a trusted and respected organization, validates our work to date and will inspire the company as we continue to grow the industry’s most comprehensive network performance management solution available today.”

For more information, visit www.sidebandnetworks.com.

About Sideband Networks
Sideband Networks provides application aware network performance management solutions that provide organizations with a single pane unified view to manage their networks by performing analytics of live network traffic, correlating analytics to provide network intelligence, alerts and action and dynamic network discovery that provides complete visibility of your network and the ability to be proactive on network issues for Cloud Services and Enterprise Networks. For more information, go to: www.sidebandnetworks.com.

About EMA
Founded in 1996, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) is a leading industry analyst firm that provides deep insight across the full spectrum of IT and data management technologies. EMA analysts leverage a unique combination of practical experience, insight into industry best practices, and in-depth knowledge of current and planned vendor solutions to help its clients achieve their goals. Learn more about EMA research, analysis, and consulting services for enterprise line of business users, IT professionals and IT vendors at www.enterprisemanagement.com or blogs.enterprisemanagement.com.

Company Introduces vXRE Virtual Application Aware Network Performance Management Solution to Analyze, Alert and Act on Network Issues in Real-Time

LAS VEGAS – Interop Booth #2440 – April 1, 2014 – Sideband Networks (www.sidebandnetworks.com) unveiled new capabilities to give users a full understanding of their network and a new perspective on network intelligence. The vXRE offers:

• Application, network and infrastructure topology views
• Correlation of live network data to logged network data
• Ability to act on fault, alerts and network policies in real time

With the vXRE, Sideband Networks has delivered the first unified network performance management solution on the market today.

“For far too long, the sheer volume, velocity and variety of data and applications on enterprise networks has left many IT network organizations driving blind,” said Zane Taylor, CEO, Sideband Networks. “The vXRE takes the blinders off, offering not just full network visibility, but the ability to act on that information in real time as well. The end result is better business continuity and agility for a competitive edge, increased revenue and enhanced customer experiences.”

Up until now, monitoring tools with limited communication with one another, a lack of automated correlation between live and logged network data, and a lack of a topological view with drill down and action capabilities have left enterprises with a partial understanding of their networks. Sideband’s vXRE addresses these limitations with a solution that provides:

• Unified network management and monitoring tools;
• Physical and virtual network visibility for a better understanding of infrastructure
• Ability to correlate live network traffic to stored logs for root cause analysis
• Topology view that provides drill down on applications, devices and users and provides action on fault in a single pane view dashboard

vXRE Features include:

• Layer 2 through Layer 7 traffic analysis
• Automated network topology map for discovery and intelligence of applications, users, and devices
• View 1000+ applications with network performance drill downs
• Single point of management, access anywhere from the XRE Web UI
• Correlated live network data to logged network data
• Alerts on anomalous traffic behavior
• Deploys in minutes

The vXRE easily integrates into existing physical or virtual network solutions, enabling businesses to focus on their core strengths by sidestepping infrastructure woes. A free 30-day trial download is now available. For more information, visit www.sidebandnetworks.com

About Sideband Networks
Sideband Networks provides application aware network performance management solutions that provide organizations with a single pane unified view to manage their networks by performing analytics of live network traffic, correlating analytics to provide network intelligence, alerts and action and dynamic network discovery that provides complete visibility of your network and the ability to be proactive on network issues for Cloud Services and Enterprise Networks. For more information, go to: www.sidebandnetworks.com.

Momentum Continues for Company Heralded by Media as “Coolest Networking Startup” and “One to Watch” in 2014 with Addition of New Vice President of Engineering

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Feb. 12, 2014 – Sideband Networks (www.sidebandnetworks.com) today announced it has raised $6 million in Series A funding. The latest financing will be used for product development of Sideband’s application aware network performance monitoring solution as well as ongoing marketing programs as the company expands its reach. Sideband Networks has been riding a wave of momentum since its launch in November 2013, praised by the press for its innovative solution that gives users a complete understanding of their networks.

“Network performance monitoring and analytics continues to become a priority for many companies,” said Zane Taylor, CEO, Sideband Networks. “Our ability to meet that need with the industry’s first unified solution that delivers an unprecedented network view in real time has generated a groundswell of interest from customers, media and investors alike. With this round of funding, we will continue to grow our solution with more features and capabilities, maintaining our vision of bringing true predictive intelligence to our customers.”

Sideband Networks burst onto the SDN scene in late 2013 and was instantly heralded by the press. CRN called Sideband Networks one of the “10 Coolest Networking Startups of 2013,” lauding the company for it ability to compare predicted and historical network traffic models with real-time traffic flows. Enterprise Networking Planet followed suit, naming Sideband Networks one of “Five Networking Startups to Watch in 2014,” acknowledging the company’s single point of management that correlates live and logged data in a unified single pane view. Sideband Networks was also recognized for its solution in several other publications including Network World, Network Computing and Data Informed.

As the company continues to grow, Sideband Networks has appointed Roger Choplin as Vice President of Engineering. In his role, Mr. Choplin is responsible for the design, development, performance and quality of all of Sideband Networks products, including the vXRE Virtual Appliance and XRE Hardware Appliance. Mr. Choplin has an extensive background in operating systems, database management systems and mission critical computing environments, previously leading database software engineering teams at Oracle Corporation for 20 years.

Sideband Networks’ application aware network performance monitoring solution meets four key needs that CIOs, network engineers and IT administrators are looking for in a network performance monitoring and diagnostics solution: a single point of management, live traffic analytics, the ability to correlate live data with logged data and dynamic network discovery with a complete network map that allows users the ability to recognize and address network anomalies. By addressing these needs, Sideband Networks has produced the industry’s first unified solution that offers a new perspective on network intelligence.

For more information, visit www.sidebandnetworks.com.

About Sideband Networks
Sideband Networks provides application aware performance monitoring solutions that provide organizations with a single pane unified view to manage their networks by performing analytics of live network traffic, correlating analytics to provide network intelligence, alerts and action and dynamic network discovery that provides complete visibility of your network and the ability to be proactive on network issues for Cloud Services and Enterprise Networks. For more information, go to: www.sidebandnetworks.com.

Delivering Application Aware Network Performance Monitoring Solution that Correlates Analytics to Combine Network Intelligence with Real-Time Alerts and Action.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Nov. 12, 2013 – Sideband Networks (www.sidebandnetworks.com) today announced the industry’s first unified solution that correlates live traffic with logged network traffic generating a new perspective on network intelligence. This solution provides network administrators with a single point of management, analytics of network traffic up to 40Gbps addressing both physical and virtual planes, intelligence that notifies with real-time alerts and action for their network issues. Organizations now have a dynamic network discovery visual tool for mapping their networks while also providing detailed drill downs for a complete understanding of their network.

Today, organizations are looking for a new breed of application aware network performance monitoring and diagnostics solutions to tackle a new generation of networks. They are seeking solutions addressing network concerns such as delivering applications and information efficiently throughout the organization, ever-changing east-west traffic patterns, expensive data center downtime as well as dealing with the challenges of managing and securing an always growing network.

Sideband Networks meet four key needs that CIOs, network engineers and IT administrators are looking for in a network performance monitoring and diagnostics solution.

Single Point of Management Sideband provides a single point of visibility and control to the networking team. With the ability to monitor and analyze over 40Gbps of live traffic from a single system, Sideband provides deep insight and visibility into the devices, users and applications on the network. The Sideband Response Engine (RE) compares predicted and historical traffic models to real-time network traffic allowing for live, action-based responses to network issues and threats. As a result of improved network management, organizations can reduce operational costs.

Live Traffic Analytics The Sideband RE uses proprietary L2-7 data heuristics to monitor entire networks in real-time, while minimizing the amount of network data inspected. The heuristic filtering avoids the privacy concerns raised by overly invasive, record all-analyze later systems. Sideband uses information to better provide insight into network health and integrity.

Correlate Live Data with Logged Data Sideband provides real-time network knowledge combined with historical models, alerting network administrators before issues impact network performance and stability. By discovering the root causes and allowing the network team to take action, the network’s downtime and troubleshooting are reduced, resulting in lowering OpEx and improving business continuity.

Dynamic Network Discovery Sideband’s dynamic network discovery utilizes deep packet inspection along with network probing to build a full network diagram, including both the physical and logical connections. A complete network map allows network administrators to identify network anomalies and address them in real time.

Optional tools allow for audit, configuration and change control, cutting operational expenses and minimizing down time. The added functionality of drilling down to devices, users and applications provides a full view of end-to-end network performance.

Sideband Networks will offer a downloadable virtual appliance solution for customers to validate prior to purchase. Please visit www.sidebandnetworks.com for updates and trial download release date.

With a single point of management, analytics of network traffic up to 40Gbps, intelligence that notifies with real-time alerts and action for their network issues, and a dynamic network discovery visual tool for mapping their networks, network administrators now have the necessary tools to be proactive on the most critical events that are or could be causing network outage.

“The fundamental problem that Sideband is solving is the lack of live, real-time visibility into the enterprise network which is essential for business continuity. As the enterprise network becomes more complex, so does the growth of fragmented point solutions,” said Zane Taylor, Founder and CEO, Sideband Networks. “Our vision is to provide cloud services and enterprise networks with a platform that provides full visibility and predictive intelligence on what’s happening now, in real-time. For the first time, enterprises have true predictive intelligence to take control of their networks.”

“Operating networks is becoming more challenging as applications move to the cloud, data center networks migrate to 10GB, and due to the increased adoption of SDN and network virtualization technologies,” said Lee Doyle, Principal Analyst at Doyle Research. “Sideband provides an innovative solution for network/IT managers looking to increase network applications visibility and reduce operational headaches.”

About Sideband Networks
Sideband Networks provides application aware performance monitoring solutions that provide organizations with a single pane unified view to manage their networks by performing analytics of live network traffic, correlating analytics to provide network intelligence, alerts and action and dynamic network discovery that provides complete visibility of your network and the ability to be proactive on network issues for Cloud Services and Enterprise Networks. For more information, go to: www.sidebandnetworks.com.