Talari Networks

Talari Networks is a San Jose, CA-based manufacturer of networking equipment that allows businesses to combine private wide area networks (WANs) with less expensive broadband connections such as DSL or cable. It was founded in 2007 and launched its initial beta product in early 2008. The company was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2018.^[1]

Talari Networks

Company type	Private
Founded	2007; 18 years ago (2007), in San Jose, California, United States
Headquarters	1 Almaden Boulevard Suite 200 San Jose, CA
Key people	Patrick Sweeney (chairman & CEO) John Dickey (president & COO, Co-founder) Bob Mosteller (CFO)
Products	Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN)
Website	www.talari.com

History

Talari Networks was founded in 2007 by Andy Gottlieb and John Dickey, former colleagues at Applied Micro.^[2] Gottlieb became the company’s first CEO, and Dickey became Vice President of Engineering. The company launched its initial beta product in early 2008.^[3] Mark Masur was then named CEO of Talari. In 2017 Dell veteran, Patrick Sweeney, was named CEO.^[4]

On November 15, 2018, Oracle Corporation announced that it had agreed to acquire Talari Networks. The transaction was expected to close by the end of 2018.^{[1][needs update]}