There are no specific references to any projects between the two companies, however, beyond a statement that Intel will continue to license Rivet Networks software to customers. The blog post announcing the deal refers to the broad surge in networking traffic that's happened over the past few months - a subtle nod to the ongoing impact of COVID-19, without actually naming the pandemic. So what does Intel plan to do with this acquisition? That's less clear. Intel and Rivet Networks partnered to build the Killer 1650X. Overall, the company's profile has been rising since the spinoff, and the acquisition today is the logical outgrowth of that trend. Over time, Rivet has been picking up more network partners and shipping hardware on a wider range of motherboards, including a partnership with Dell on the XPS product family. It's also offered features you don't generally find elsewhere, like the option to use wired and wireless ethernet simultaneously, or to route traffic through specific network interfaces. The company has shipped its own custom-branded solutions with underlying hardware built by Qualcomm, Realtek, and Intel at various points in time. Since it re-emerged from Qualcomm, Rivet has focused on building relationships with both motherboard and laptop OEMs. ![]() The company was acquired by (and spun back off from) Qualcomm, re-emerged as Rivet Networks, and as of yesterday, is now an Intel property. ![]() Rivet Networks began life as Bigfoot Networks, with a dramatic "Killer NIC" card that sold for $250 before pivoting to building software solutions to prioritize and classify traffic. Rivet Networks, the company behind Killer Networking products, has been acquired by Intel for an undisclosed sum.
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