Summary
- Ciena has agreed to acquire Centina for an undisclosed sum.
- Centina has developed a network performance management and reporting system that pulls data from multiple vendors and network layers.
- With the deal, CIEN is continuing to vertically integrate its capabilities to provide clients with more functionality and fewer vendors.
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Quick Take
Ciena (CIEN) announced it has agreed to acquire Centina for an undisclosed amount.
Centina provides service assurance analytics and network performance management solutions.
CIEN plans to integrate the to-be-acquired assets under its Blue Planet division that is focused on providing intelligent automation software and specialized professional services for IT and network optimization.
The deal is part of a continuing effort by Ciena to vertically integrate as clients want fewer vendors in an increasingly complex IT environment.
Target Company
Richardson, Texas-based Centina was founded in 2006 to provide its clients with networking service assurance and network performance.
Management is headed by Co-Founder and CEO Anand Gonuguntla, who was previously Director, Software & Systems Engineering at Xtera Communications.
