NetSocket, a leading provider of network service assurance solutions for unified communications (UC), announced today that the company has secured $9.2 million in Series B funding. The round was led by new investor Venture Investors, with participation by existing investors Sevin Rosen Funds, Silver Creek Ventures and Trail Blazer Capital.

The new capital will be used to accelerate the launch of a new solution, aimed at the dynamic and growing Software Defined Networking (SDN) market. The product announcement and launch are planned for this summer. "NetSocket has been innovating in the Unified Communications (UC) service assurance solutions space, as evidenced by the traction generated from our recently announced expanded collaboration with Microsoft. NetSocket's Cloud Experience Manager (CEM) now optimizes Microsoft Lync UC service management and user's experience," said John White, president and CEO of NetSocket. "We plan to apply that same innovation and focused vision to the SDN market which we expect to experience explosive growth this year."

Joining the Board of Directors at NetSocket will be Jim Adox, managing partner at Venture Investors. "NetSocket has the right mix to become a major market force; a proven leadership team experienced in service assurance and networking technologies, an incredible portfolio of intellectual property and patents, along with a strong communications-focused syndicate of investors," commented Jim. "I'm very excited about how the new solution will apply the power of NetSocket's service assurance, routing and policy control software into virtualized networks in an SDN architecture."

About NetSocket

NetSocket is a leading innovator of network service assurance solutions, providing a trouble-free unified communications experience in enterprise and service provider environments. For more information, visit www.netsocket.com.