LiveAction Acquires Leading Packet Capture and Analytics Company Savvius, Inc.

Combination of leading packet and flow technologies lays foundation for next generation fully-integrated network management platform


WALNUT CREEK, Calif., June 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiveAction, a visionary provider of IT network management, visualization, and analytics software today announced the acquisition of Savvius, a leading provider of packet-capture and analytics appliances and forensic software solutions with the goal of creating the industry’s most advanced network performance monitoring and diagnostics platform. The acquisition enables Savvius, based in Walnut Creek, California, to accelerate the development of their renowned Omnipliance, Omnipeek, and Insight products while fueling LiveAction’s distinguished visualization engine with new capabilities and vastly broader coverage of enterprise networks. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

LiveAction’s network management platforms are used by global enterprises and service providers for network performance visibility, SD-WAN visualization and verification, voice/video monitoring, and Quality of Service configuration. Savvius’s packet-based appliance and software solutions are used by thousands of enterprise customers worldwide for network performance diagnostics. Combining the strengths of each company will yield solutions with an unprecedented ability to visualize, simplify, optimize, and troubleshoot enterprise networks, from datacenter to edge including East/West traffic and key multi-vendor application and performance monitoring metrics. 

“The combination of LiveAction’s flow analytics and Savvius’s packet technologies will transform the Network Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics market with solutions that advance the frontier of visualization and simplicity,” said Brooks Borcherding, president and CEO of LiveAction. “Together, LiveAction and Savvius will deliver a powerful set of capabilities in a single platform that will simplify our customers’ ability to manage their networks while preparing for the ever-greater demands of software-defined infrastructure.”

Savvius, formerly known as WildPackets, has been a leader for 25 years in packet capture, deep packet inspection, and network diagnostics solutions. Savvius Omnipeek software, Omnipliance packet-capture appliances, and WiFi solutions have become trusted industry standards for network management in datacenters and throughout distributed enterprises.

“Our team is thrilled to be joining LiveAction to execute on our common vision of revolutionizing network management,” said Larry Zulch, president and CEO of Savvius. “Savvius and LiveAction have highly complementary offerings that will enable us to improve the experience of existing Savvius and LiveAction customers and target the entire NPMD market with superior solutions.”

Both LiveAction and Savvius will be exhibiting at Cisco Live US next week in Orlando, Florida. Please stop by the Savvius booth #2253 or the LiveAction booth #1159 to hear directly from our leadership teams what this acquisition means to the industry and our customers. 

About LiveAction

LiveAction simplifies the network by providing real-time analytics, SD-WAN, Voice, Video, and Quality of Service monitoring. Our platforms are LiveNX™ designed for large enterprises and LiveSP™ designed for Service Providers. Learn more at www.liveaction.com. Start your free trial at www.liveaction.com/download. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn.

About Savvius, Inc.
Savvius offers a range of powerful software and appliance products that provide the unparalleled visibility needed to anticipate and resolve network performance issues. Savvius products are trusted by network professionals at over 6,000 companies in 60 countries around the world. Visit www.savvius.com for more information on Omnipliance® and Omnipeek®. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Media Contacts

Savvius North America:
Justin Hall
+1-253-444-5442
jhall@voxuspr.com