Citrix Systems, Inc. is an American multinational software company founded in 1989 that provides server, application and desktop virtualization, networking, software-as-a-service, and cloud computing technologies. The company began by developing remote access products for Microsoft operating systems. It licensed source code from Microsoft and has been in partnership with the company throughout its history. Citrix came to prominence in the 1990s as a leader in thin client technology. Through several acquisitions in the mid-2000s, the company expanded into server and desktop virtualization, as well as cloud and Infrastructure as a Service.
Netskope, Inc. is an American software company founded in 2012 that helps companies find, understand, and secure over 5,000 cloud and software-as-a-service apps. Netskope is based in Los Altos, California, with a software development office in Bangalore, India. Netskope was founded by Sanjay Beri, Lebin Cheng, Ravi Ithal, and Krishna Narayanaswamy, with $21.4 million in funding. Several of the company's early employees were distinguished engineers and principal architects from companies such as Palo Alto Networks, Juniper NetworksIntruVert.