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Forward Networks Stock (FONE)
Help network teams eliminate outages
About Forward Networks Stock
Founded
2013
Headquarters
Palo Alto, CA, US
Total Funding
62.1M
Industries
Hardware, Software, Information Technology
Forward Networks delivers an innovative platform that provides network visibility, policy verification, and change modeling. Designed to help network teams eliminate costly network outages, the Forward Networks platform enables engineers and operators to easily visualize and search complex networks, quickly debug problems, verify network-wide policy correctness, and predict network behavior prior to making changes to production equipment — for legacy, SDN, or hybrid environments. Fortune 100 financial institutions, telcos, and IT service providers use Forward Networks to de-risk business operations and drive operational efficiency. Founded by a team of PhDs who helped pioneer SDN at Stanford, Forward Networks is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA and funded by Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, A Capital and several luminaries in the networking and systems space. See more at www.forwardnetworks.com
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Forward Networks Achieves SOC 2 Type II Compliance, Reiterating Commitment to Data Security and Transparency
prnewswire • May 20, 2024
Forward Networks Wins Market Leader Vulnerability Assessment, Remediation and Management Award In 12th ...
prnewswire • May 20, 2024
What's Next: Forward Networks CEO on how digital twins are disrupting networking
sdxcentral • May 19, 2024
Forward Networks boosts digital twin platform with generative AI
networkworld • Feb 19, 2024
Forward Networks Unveils Generative AI Features and Strategic Roadmap for Digital Twin Platform
prnewswire • Feb 03, 2024
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Forward Networks Management
Leadership team at Forward Networks
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
David Erickson
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Brandon Heller
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