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Hifn (R) Incorporated, based in Los Gatos, California, develops compression, encryption, authentication, and other network security technologies. The firm has earned 14 patents for the LZS lossless data compression technology. Its integrated Hifn Intelligent Packet Processing (HIPP) chip products provide users with accelerated encryption and authentication processing features. Hifn, pronounced 'hyphen,' develops technologies that support DES Triple DES, ARC4, RIJNDAEL, and AES, encryption standards. The company's Apptitude processor accelerates firewall applications. It also provides bandwidth management, load balancing, and quality of service (QoS) features. The firm was incorporated in 1996 and went public in 1998. Its stock is traded on NASDAQ. It serves a wide range of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), including Cisco, Lucent, Nortel, and 3Com. Hifn maintains additional engineering facilities in Carlsbad, California. It has sales offices in North Carolina, Massachusetts, and the United Kingdom. The company employs 125 people.
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