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{{Infobox company
| name             = Pertino
| logo             = Pertino, Inc Logo.png
| logo_size        = 200px
| caption          =
| type             = [[Privately held company]] 
| traded_as        = 
| industry         = [[Software]]
| foundation       = 2011
| founder          = Craig Elliott, Scott Hankins, Andrew Mastracci, Michael Cartsonis 
| defunct          = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| location_city    = [[Los Gatos, California]]
| location_country = [[United States]]
| locations        = <!-- Number of locations, stores, offices &c. -->
| key_people       = Craig Elliott ([[CEO]])<br>Scott Hankins ([[Chief Technology Officer|CTO]])
| products         = [[Cloud networking]]
| production       = 
| services         = 
| revenue          = 
| operating_income = 
| net_income       = 
| num_employees    = <!-- 41 only if cited with source -->
| parent           = [[Cradlepoint]]
| homepage         = {{URL|https://cradlepoint.com/cradlepoint-netcloud}}
}}

'''Pertino''' was a [[computer networking]] [[software company]] based in [[Los Gatos, California]].<ref name="Bloomberg Businessweek">{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=183652944|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628201018/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=183652944|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 28, 2013|title=Company Overview of Pertino, Inc.|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek}}</ref> In December 2015, Pertino was acquired by Boise, Idaho–based networking company [[Cradlepoint]].<ref name=light1>{{cite news|url=https://www.lightreading.com/cradlepoint-buys-pertino-for-cloud-networking/d/d-id/719861|title=Cradlepoint Buys Pertino for Cloud Networking|work=Light Reading|date=2015-12-15|accessdate=2020-11-19|language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
Pertino was a [[Silicon Valley]]–based [[startup company]] founded by Craig Elliott and Scott Hankins.  It derived its name from its city of origin, [[Cupertino, California]].{{cn|date=November 2020}} Elliott was a former Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) executive<ref name="PCMag">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2415354,00.asp |title=Led by Former Apple Exec, Pertino Takes Networking to the Cloud |publisher=PCMag |accessdate=February 12, 2013}}</ref> who later served as CEO at [[Packeteer]] Networks, where he led the company through its acquisition by [[Blue Coat Systems]] in 2008.<ref name=PCWorld>{{cite web |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/144902/article.html |title=Blue Coat to Acquire Packeteer for $268 Million |publisher=PCWorld |date=|accessdate=2013-05-12}}</ref> Co-founder and CTO Hankins was the former Director of Engineering at [[Blue Coat Systems]], where he led the software integration of PacketShaper technology into the onboard flight systems of the [[Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk]] drone. Other founding members include Andrew Mastracci (Architect) and Michael Cartsonis (Former VP of Product and Business Development).{{cn|date=November 2020}}

In October 2012, Pertino released a private [[Beta#Computing|beta test]] of its Cloud Network Engine in the [[Spiceworks]] online IT community.<ref name="Spiceworks.com Blog">{{cite web|url=http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/302385-spiceheads-help-launch-pertino-and-shape-smb-it|title=Spiceheads Help Launch Pertino… and Shape SMB|publisher=Spiceworks.com|accessdate=February 12, 2013}}</ref> Also in October, Pertino raised [[United States dollar|US$]] 8.5 million in [[venture capital]] from [[Norwest Venture Partners]] and [[Lightspeed Venture Partners]], as well as a number of [[private investors]]. Pertino secured B-round financing five months later with a $20 million investment from [[Jafco Ventures]].<ref name="TechCrunch2">{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/07/pertino-raises-20m-for-cloud-based-networking-service/|title=Pertino Raises $20M for Cloud-Based Networking Service That Foretells A New Wave of Disruption for Enterprise Giants|date=7 March 2013 |publisher=TechCrunch |accessdate=March 7, 2013}}</ref> 

Pertino introduced its network-as-a-service (NaaS) in February 2013.<ref name="Silicon Valley Business Journal">{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/02/12/pertino-launches-cloud-networking-for.html|title=Pertino launches cloud networking for small business|publisher=Silicon Valley Business Journal|accessdate=February 12, 2013}}</ref> 

In October 2013, Pertino announced its Fall release at the Spiceworld IT conference in Austin, Texas. The release included a redesigned web management dashboard and AppScape, reportedly the industry's first cloud network app store for network services.<ref name="eWeek">{{cite web|url=http://www.eweek.com/networking/pertino-unveils-network-services-app-store.html/|title=Pertino Unveils Network Services App Store|publisher=eWeek|accessdate=November 1, 2013}}</ref> The company also released its beta version of Pertino for Android, giving visibility to Android devices, in addition to Windows and Mac machines.

In December 2015, Pertino was acquired by Boise, Idaho–based networking company Cradlepoint.<ref name=light1/>

==Products==
The company developed technology known as a Cloud Network Engine, which combined software-defined networking (SDN) technology with wide-area network (WAN) virtualization, a field now known as [[SD-WAN]].<ref name="CRN">{{cite web|url=http://www.crn.com/news/networking/240148381/pertino-introduces-cloud-based-sdn-service.htm;jsessionid=oCtsafbgQssrDW52mZpGtg**.ecappj02?pgno=1|title=Pertino Introduces Cloud-Based SDN Service|publisher=CRN|accessdate=February 12, 2013}}</ref> The network engine was hosted in data centers around the world such as [[Amazon Web Services]], [[Rackspace Technology|Rackspace]], and [[Linode]].{{cn|date=November 2020}}

Users could deploy a cloud-based network by downloading and installing Pertino's software, and then invite others to join.  Users installed software on office resources including file servers, application servers, local printers, or desktops to enable remote connectivity.{{cn|date=November 2020}}

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