Auconet, Inc.
Auconet provides BICS, a unified ITOM platform delivering 100 percent real-time network visibility, virtual CMDB, and integrated NAC for Global 1000 enterprises across IT and OT infrastructure. The San Francisco-headquartered, Berlin-rooted company serves customers including BASF, Deutsche Bahn, Siemens, and ING.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1998
- HeadquartersSan Francisco, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Auconet, Inc. does
Auconet, Inc. is a privately held enterprise software vendor that provides Auconet BICS (Business Infrastructure Control Solution), a unified IT operations management (ITOM) platform designed to deliver 100 percent real-time discovery, visibility, and automated control of heterogeneous network devices, ports, and endpoints from a single console. The platform's distinguishing technical components include a command-abstraction layer that translates vendor-specific device command sets into a single operator instruction set, a real-time virtual CMDB that stays continuously in sync with infrastructure, multi-tenant architecture proven at 2.5 million-plus ports, and integrated Network Access Control supporting both MAC Layer-2 and IEEE 802.1X authentication. BICS is delivered via on-premises, virtual, cloud, or multi-tenant SaaS deployment and extends into SCADA/industrial control systems and IoT/IoE endpoints, enabling unified IT/OT management. The 2014 acquisition of ASDIS added ATM/Kiosk, POS, server, and mobile device management, while the 2015-launched Enterprise Security Foundation (ESF) exposes the discovery and CMDB engine to third-party security and IT management vendors via API.
Auconet sells primarily to Global 1000 enterprises across chemicals, transportation, banking, logistics, retail, and industrial verticals. Named customers include BASF, Deutsche Bahn, Siemens, ING, DHL, Airbus Group, Siltronic, and Finanz Informatik, with publicly disclosed deployments ranging from 240,000 to 350,000 ports. The company pursues an enterprise field-sales GTM with event-driven demand generation at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo and the RSA Conference, complemented by direct outreach via website forms, phone, and email. Revenue is generated through software licensing on a subscription or perpetual basis with support and maintenance contracts, though no public pricing tiers or revenue figures are disclosed.
The firm was founded in 1998, originally as a Berlin-based German software vendor, and relocated its global headquarters to San Francisco in 2014 to accelerate US growth while retaining a Berlin office for European sales, support, and R&D. The company is a privately held Delaware corporation with 101-250 employees, founder/CEO Frank Winter at the helm, and no disclosed institutional funding rounds. Auconet has been recognized in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Access Control for four consecutive years (2011-2014), named a Frost & Sullivan NAC vendor in 2014, and placed at #83 on the 2015 Cybersecurity 500 list, while the website remains active through 2026.
Auconet, Inc. firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Auconet, Inc.
- Legal name
- Auconet, Inc.
- Website
- https://auconet.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1998
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Auconet provides BICS, a unified ITOM platform delivering 100 percent real-time network visibility, virtual CMDB, and integrated NAC for Global 1000 enterprises across IT and OT infrastructure. The San Francisco-headquartered, Berlin-rooted company serves customers including BASF, Deutsche Bahn, Siemens, and ING.
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Auconet, Inc. industry classification
Industry- Product category
- IT Operations Management (ITOM)
- NAICS
- Software Publishers (51321), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)
- SIC
- Electronic Computers (3571)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Network Access Control (NAC) & AAA Policy Control (HDAFAGAO)
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Where Auconet, Inc. is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- San Francisco
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Auconet, Inc. business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Software Platform Licensing (Subscription/Petpetual): BICS is delivered as a software platform available in on-premises, virtual appliance, or cloud/multi-tenant SaaS modes. Revenue is generated through software licensing — likely on a subscription or perpetual license basis with support and maintenance contracts. Deployment options include physical appliance, virtual machine, or cloud-based multi-tenant deployment.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels6 records
Auconet, Inc. product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Auconet sells the BICS (Business Infrastructure Control Solution) platform — a next-generation IT operations management (ITOM) and network access control (NAC) platform that delivers real-time 100% discovery, visibility, monitoring, and automated control of heterogeneous IT and OT network infrastructure from a single central console. It combines vendor-independent command abstraction, multi-tenant architecture, a real-time virtual CMDB, and unified IT/OT device management for Global 1000 enterprises.
Product overview
Auconet offers Auconet BICS (Business Infrastructure Control Solution) as a unified next-generation ITOM platform augmented by modular solutions and acquired capabilities. The core BICS platform provides 100% network visibility, vendor independence, unlimited scalability, and deployment flexibility (cloud/SaaS/virtual/on-premises). Modular add-ons extend functionality across Network Visibility, Network Security, Full Control of All Devices, Internet of Everything, Industrial Infrastructure Control, Cloud & SaaS, and Fast Implementation. Vertical solutions include BICS for Business, Infrastructure, Data Centers, Systems, Services, and Security. The 2014 acquisition of ASDIS added ATM/Kiosk Management, Server Management, Retail Management, and Mobile Device Management. Enterprise Security Foundation (ESF) provides partner-facing API access for third-party integration. Together, these products deliver data center-to-endpoint management with centralized and automated control from a single console.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Auconet BICS: Business Infrastructure Control Solution - Next-generation ITOM platform providing 100% network visibility, vendor independence, unlimited scalability, and comprehensive control of IT and OT infrastructure for Global 1000 enterprises.
- Enterprise Security Foundation (ESF)
Products and services
- Auconet BICS (Business Infrastructure Control Solution) Next-generation ITOM platform providing 100% real-time network visibility, persistent monitoring, and automated control of all network devices, ports, and endpoints across heterogeneous enterprise IT and OT infrastructures from a single central console. Includes vendor-independent command abstraction, real-time virtual CMDB, multi-tenant architecture, NAC (MAC + 802.1X), automated provisioning, and unified IT/OT/SCADA device management for Global 1000 enterprises.
- Enterprise Security Foundation (ESF) API-based partner product that exposes Auconet's 100% network discovery and visibility engine to third-party security and IT infrastructure management tools, enabling partner solutions to enrich their products with single-source-of-truth data on all network assets and dynamic virtual CMDB data sharing.
- ASDIS Management Suite System management suite acquired with ASDIS Solutions covering ATM/Kiosk Management, Server Management, Retail/POS Management, and Mobile Device Management for 24/7 reliability with centralized, request-based management and self-healing capabilities across heterogeneous enterprise endpoint estates.
Quantifiable outcome
- Deutsche Bahn mapped 350,000 network ports within 2+2 weeks using Auconet — compared to typical implementations of 3 years that often run over budget.
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Companies that use Auconet, Inc.
Customer profileNamed customers11 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Auconet, Inc. technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature11 records
Auconet, Inc. partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Siemens (Mobility and Logistics Division)coreSiemens selected Auconet as technology partner for the Copenhagen S-Bane commuter rail network modernization project (valued at 252 million euros). Auconet BICS delivers real-time network management and security for Siemens' Trainguard MT Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) system. BICS was specifically recognized as the only solution able to persistently control and monitor the complete railway system network. This is a flagship project for the Siemens Mobility and Logistics Division, with plans for additional railway modernization projects using Auconet technology. Siemens also licenses BICS to support SCADA environments.
- ASDIS SolutionscoreAuconet acquired ASDIS Solutions in June 2014 following a long-standing strategic partnership. ASDIS provided best-in-class system management including ATM/Kiosk Management, Server Management, Retail Management, and Mobile Device Management. The acquisition added high-profile customers including DHL and ING to Auconet's customer base and extended BICS capabilities for data center-to-endpoint management.
- DB Systel (Deutsche Bahn)coreDB Systel serves as Deutsche Bahn's system partner for IT infrastructure projects. Worked with Auconet on the enterprise-wide visibility project for 350,000 ports. DB Systel develops and operates powerful IT systems for mobility, transportation and logistics markets, providing highly secure, highly available IT systems.
- Trusted Computing GroupminorAuconet is a member of the Trusted Computing Group, an industry standards organization focused on developing and defining open, vendor-neutral specifications for security and trust in computing.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Auconet, Inc. competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Tufin: Tufin focuses on security policy management and network access automation in enterprise environments, with adjacent positioning to Auconet's policy-based access control and provisioning automation use cases.
- Nozomi Networks: Nozomi Networks provides OT and IoT security with deep passive network monitoring for industrial control systems — emerging competitor to Auconet's SCADA and IoT/IoE endpoint coverage in industrial verticals.
- Claroty: Claroty specializes in OT/ICS network visibility and security for industrial environments, competing with Auconet's industrial infrastructure control and SCADA visibility modules in critical-infrastructure verticals.
Broad incumbents
- ServiceNow (IT Operations Management): ServiceNow's ITOM and CMDB products overlap with Auconet's vCMDB, discovery, and infrastructure visibility capabilities as part of a much broader enterprise service management platform — Auconet's broad incumbent competitor in ITOM.
- Ivanti (Unified Endpoint Management / NAC): Ivanti bundles NAC (via Pulse Secure), unified endpoint management, and IT asset management into a broad platform, overlapping with Auconet's NAC, mobile device management (from the ASDIS acquisition), and configuration management capabilities.
Direct peers
- Aruba Networks (HPE) ClearPass: Aruba ClearPass is a leading NAC and policy management platform bundled with HPE/Aruba networking, directly competing for the same BYOD, guest access, and 802.1X use cases that Auconet addresses.
- Fortinet (FortiNAC): FortiNAC is Fortinet's NAC offering, providing device visibility and network access control integrated with the Fortinet Security Fabric — a direct Auconet competitor particularly in mid-market and MSSP-led deployments.
- Forescout Technologies: Forescout is a long-standing agentless NAC and device-visibility specialist with overlapping IT/OT coverage, competing head-to-head with Auconet on multi-vendor network discovery and policy-based access control.
- Pulse Secure: Pulse Secure (now part of Ivanti) provides NAC and zero-trust access solutions competing directly with Auconet on enterprise endpoint visibility, 802.1X, and policy enforcement.
- Cisco (Identity Services Engine): Cisco ISE is the dominant enterprise NAC platform, offering 802.1X authentication, posture assessment, and policy enforcement tightly integrated with Cisco networking gear — Auconet's most direct competitor for Global 1000 NAC deployments.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Auconet, Inc. leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Auconet, Inc. funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Auconet, Inc. M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Auconet, Inc.
What does Auconet, Inc. do?
Auconet sells the BICS (Business Infrastructure Control Solution) platform — a next-generation IT operations management (ITOM) and network access control (NAC) platform that delivers real-time 100% discovery, visibility, monitoring, and automated control of heterogeneous IT and OT network infrastructure from a single central console. It combines vendor-independent command abstraction, multi-tenant architecture, a real-time virtual CMDB, and unified IT/OT device management for Global 1000 enterprises.
Is Auconet, Inc. a public or private company?
Auconet, Inc. is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Auconet, Inc. founded?
Auconet, Inc. was founded in 1998. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Auconet, Inc. based?
Auconet, Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, in the North America region.
How does Auconet, Inc. make money?
One revenue line is on record: software Platform Licensing (Subscription/Petpetual).
Who are Auconet, Inc.'s main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Tufin, Nozomi Networks and Claroty. Broad incumbents are ServiceNow (IT Operations Management) and Ivanti (Unified Endpoint Management / NAC). Direct peers are Aruba Networks (HPE) ClearPass, Fortinet (FortiNAC), Forescout Technologies, Pulse Secure and Cisco (Identity Services Engine).
Does Auconet, Inc. have an API?
No public API is recorded for Auconet, Inc..
What industry is Auconet, Inc. in?
Auconet, Inc.'s product category is IT Operations Management (ITOM). Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAFAGAO, Network Access Control (NAC) & AAA Policy Control. Its NAICS code is 51321 and its SIC code is 3571.