Qosmos
| QOSMOS |
|---|
| Official Website: http://www.qosmos.com |
| Official about page: http://www.qosmos.com/about-us/corporate-overview |
| Country: France |
| Location: Paris |
| Founded: 2000 |
| Business: Network Intelligence, Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), Identity Tracking, Lawful Interception |
| Contact |
| Phone: +33178091440 |
| Fax: +33140370002 |
Contents
Background
Qosmos provide technology which identifies, provides analyzes in real time precise data on a network.(Network Intelligence, Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), Identity Tracking). See also documentation for users (confidential).
French SME founded in 2000. FSI, (fond stratégique d'investissement) DFJ esprit and Alven Capital invested 19.8 M€ in Qosmos Products in 2011. Probably one of the most important tools used by the China government surveillance & censorship system : the managing director of Qosmos is known to have followed Sarkosy in his first visit in China, in 2007. Intense activity in Asia & in the USA. According to BloombergNews, Qosmos was involved in the Syria censorship system.
Qosmos initiated a global alliance of Network Intelligence providers and vendors. (see Network Intelligence Network )
Products
Network Intelligence, Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), Identity Tracking Qosmos Products in 2011.
- ixMachine Probes for DPI Qosmos
Lawful Interception - Qosmos ixMachine Qosmos InfoSecurity
Countries using the products
Qosmos Qoala
Europe Middle East and Africa
Corporate Headquarters: Immeuble Le Cardinet 5, impasse Chalabre 75017 Paris – France
Phone : +33 1 78 09 14 40 Fax : +33 1 40 37 00 02
"Qosmos transforms networks into information sources and enables entirely new services and applications. The company’s Network Intelligence (NI) technology recognizes thousands of communication protocols and metadata attributes for the most accurate picture of real-time data activity on networks.
Qosmos NI components are used by vendors in telecommunications and cybersecurity to build next-generation solutions where real-time intelligence is critical, such as traffic optimization, Quality of Service, analytics, firewalls, cyber defense and more, making them more secure, efficient and profitable
Qosmos is the most widely deployed technology for Network Intelligence Technology (Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) + metadata).
Qosmos technology is used by:
Middle East and East Africa(EMEA) governments
Asian Pacific, Australia and China (APAC) governments
Major US cybersecurity vendors
Vendors to the telecommunications industry
Vendors to major enterprises
The world’s leading vendor of mobile technology
The world’s leading vendor of networking technology
Tech and Business Partners
See Blue cabinet/Network Intelligence Alliance and other Alliances
- "The goal of the Qosmos Expert Developer program is to facilitate the development of applications based on Qosmos technology. A network of Qosmos Expert Developers (QEDs) serves as an extension of in-house resources and makes it easier to embed Qosmos into new solutions..." QED List
Reports
- Qosmos was involved in the Syria censorship BloombergNews 11.3.2011
- Bloomberg 12.23.11
- Bloomberg 11.18.11
- REFLETS
- Qosmos:Information extraction through deep packet inspection. Layer 7 Management and accompanying video
- WSJ Report: DPI and Metadata Extraction Engine
- WSJ Report: Tilera Tile-Pro 64
- WSJ Report: IX Machine
- WSJ Report: ixMachine DPI and Metadata Extraction Probe
- WSJ Report: Layer 7 Application Decoding Engine
- WSJ Report: Qosmos Network Intelligence in Telecoms
- Managing Virtual Identities Across IP Networks
People Responsible
- Jean-Jacques Damlamian, Chairman of the Board
Former Number 2 and Special Advisor to the President of France Telecom Group, Jean-Jacques Damlamian has spent the greatest part of his career at France Telecom, where he was notably Executive Director of the Group’s Technology and Innovation division.
- Krishna Visvanathan, Board Member
Krishna Visvanathan, a Partner at DFJ Esprit, has been a Venture Capital investor for over 10 years. He was previously a Partner in 3i's Venture Capital team and was responsible for several successful investments including Ezurio Ltd, Ubinetics Ltd, Blue Lithium Inc, E2V plc, Fastnet Systems Ltd and BTN Ltd.
He started his career at Ernst & Young before founding Optika Fibre Technologies, a polymer fibre and display technology start-up based in SE Asia.
He currently sits on the boards of Icera Inc, Netronome Systems Inc, Taptu Ltd, The Cloud Networks Ltd, Light Blue Optics Ltd and Cambridge Semiconductor Ltd.
He has a degree in Management Sciences from the University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
- Marc Julien, Board Member
Prior to joining the FSI as Investment Director in 2009, Marc Julien was SVP, Acquisitions and Strategy at Schneider Electric, responsible for managing the group’s strategic projects and acquisitions.
From 2002 to 2006 he was a Manager at Estin & Co and from 1998 to 2002 Manager at L.E.K. Consulting.
Between 1995 and 1997, he was a Senior Auditor at PSA Peugeot-Citroën, after having begun his career as Senior Consultant at Eurogroup in 1991.
Marc Julien has a degree in engineering from the Mines de Nancy (France) and holds an MBA from INSEAD.
- Nicolas Celier, Board Member
Nicolas Celier joined Alven Capital as Partner in 2005. Prior to Alven Capital, he served as Investment Director for Crédit Lyonnais Private Equity, and was a member of Paribas's Corporate Finance department, based successively in Paris and Hong Kong.
- Philippe Germond, Board Member
CEO of French PMU, Philippe Germond was formerly Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of Atos Origin, and previously President and COO of Alcatel, and member of the Executive Committee.
Prior to that, he was Chairman and CEO of Cegetel, SFR, Vivendi Universal Net and Vivendi Telecom International Group. He also held various positions within Hewlett Packard, becoming notably Managing Director of HP Europe South and Member of the Executive Committee HP Europe.
- Gérard Hermet, Board Member
Member of the Management Board of the GfK Group since 1999, Gérard Hermet is in charge of GfK Group's Retail and Technology business division. He was formerly President of the French Association of Marketing, General Manager of GfK Sofema France, and General Manager of GfK France and GfK Marketing Services France.
