Company Overview

Intelligent Compression Technologies, Inc. (ICT) is a division of ViaSat, Inc. and inventor of AcceleNet, the industry’s most advanced WAN optimization and application acceleration technology.

AcceleNet is revolutionizing WAN acceleration for remote branch, telecommuter, and mobile users. We pioneered the first software-only solution to boost end user application and file-sharing performance by up to 50 times and, today, our software is improving the experience of remote file sharing, email, and web applications to millions of users around the world.

AcceleNet uses patented data compression techniques, advanced transport protocols, and application protocol accelerators to transform data so that it can be transferred faster across WAN, broadband, wireless, satellite and dial-up connections. AcceleNet increases remote file access, web browsing, email, and other common applications so users feel as though they're working on a LAN rather than a slow, problematic network.

ICT began in 1996 as a supplier of the Xpress suite™ of advanced, high performance compression software engines, which were embedded into the software products of licensees including Compaq, Novell, RealNetworks and others. In 1999, Nortel Networks licensed the compression technology to embed in a client/server system for accelerating traffic over wireless networks. In 2001, ICT began to apply its acceleration expertise to networking protocols and designed a new, revolutionary client/server architecture for the rapidly expanding acceleration market. In 2002, ICT completed development of AcceleNet™ client/server and clientless acceleration solutions and made its first sales.

Today ICT is working with some of the largest enterprise and service provider companies and global partners to deliver the best acceleration product in the market.