Editing NCUBE (section)

== Company history ==
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===Founding and early growth ===
nCUBE was founded in 1983 in [[Beaverton, Oregon]], by a group of [[Intel]] employees (Steve Colley, Bill Richardson, John Palmer, Doran Wilde, Dave Jurasek) frustrated by Intel's reluctance to enter the [[parallel computing]] market, though Intel released its [[Intel iPSC|iPSC/1]] in the same year as the first nCUBE was released. In December 1985, the first generation of nCUBE's hypercube machines were released. The second generation (N2) was launched in June 1989. The third generation (N3) was released in 1995. The fourth generation (N4) was released in 1999.

In 1988, [[Larry Ellison]] invested heavily in nCUBE and became the company's majority shareholder. The company's headquarters were relocated to [[Foster City, California]], to be closer to the [[Oracle Corporation]]. In 1994, [[Ronald Dilbeck]] became CEO and set nCUBE on a fast track to an [[initial public offering]].{{Citation needed|reason=needs clarification on where the information is taken from|date=March 2019}}

=== Pivot to video ===
In 1996, Ellison [[Layoff|downsized]] nCUBE. Dilbeck left and Ellison took over as acting CEO, redirecting the company to become Oracle's [[Network Computer]] division.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ginsberg |first1=Steve |title=Chopped Up nCube |url= https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/1997/02/03/focus6.html |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=San Francisco Business Times |date=2 February 1997}}</ref> After the network computer diversion, nCUBE resumed development on video servers. nCUBE deployed its first VOD video server in [[Dubai]]'s [[Burj al-Arab]] hotel.{{Citation needed|reason=needs clarification on where the information is taken from|date=March 2019}}

In 1999, nCUBE announced it was acquiring [[SkyConnect]], a seven-year-old software company based in [[Louisville, Colorado]], which developed digital advertising and VOD software for [[cable television]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Video On Demand Powerhouse Created; Video Server Leader nCUBE to Acquire SkyConnect, Inc. |url=http://www.ncube.com/pressroom/pressreleases/pr1999_03_17.html |work=nCUBE Press Releases |date=17 March 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050225095447/http://www.ncube.com/pressroom/pressreleases/pr1999_03_17.html|archive-date= 25 February 2005}}</ref> In the 1990s, nCUBE shifted its focus from the parallel computing market and, by 1999, had identified itself as a [[video on demand]] (VOD) solutions provider, shipping over 100 VOD systems delivering 17,000 streams and establishing a relationship with [[Microsoft TV]].<ref>{{cite web|title=nCUBE to Integrate its Industry Leading Video-on-Demand Solutions With the Microsoft TV Platform|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ncube-to-integrate-its-industry-leading-video-on-demand-solutions-with-the-microsoft-tv-platform-77674197.html|access-date=10 February 2017}}</ref> The company was once again on IPO fast-track, only to be halted again after the bursting of [[dot-com bubble]].

=== Lawsuits and dot-com aftermath ===
In 2000, [[SeaChange International]] filed a patent infringement suit against nCUBE, alleging its [[NCUBE#Computer models|nCUBE MediaCube-4]] product infringed on a SeaChange patent. A jury upheld the validity of SeaChange's patent and awarded damages. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit subsequently overturned the ruling on June 29, 2005. A separate lawsuit against SeaChange was filed by nCUBE in 2001 after it acquired the patents from Oracle's interactive television division. nCUBE claimed that SeaChange's video server offering violated its VOD patent on delivery to [[set-top box]]es.<ref name="santo">{{cite news |last1=Santo |first1=Brian |title=VOD Patent Battle Turns Bitter |work=CableWORLD |publisher=CableFAX | 
url=http://www.broadband-pbimedia.com/cgi/cw/show_mag.cgi?pub=cw&mon=011501&file=vod_patent_battle.inc|archive-date= 22 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050422144624/http://www.broadband-pbimedia.com/cgi/cw/show_mag.cgi?pub=cw&mon=011501&file=vod_patent_battle.inc}}</ref> nCUBE won the lawsuit and was awarded over $2 million in damages.<ref name="brian">{{cite news |last1=Morrissey |first1=Brian |title=nCube Wins VoD Patent Fight with SeaChange |url=http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/1150571 |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=Internet News |date=30 May 2002}}</ref> SeaChange appealed, but the decision was upheld in 2004.<ref name="ced">{{cite news |last1=Baumgartner |first1=Jeff |title=Judge upholds jury decision in nCUBE-SeaChange patent spat |url=http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/2004/0404/cedaily040413.htm |work=CED Magazine |date=13 April 2004 |archive-date= 4 December 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041204130603/http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/2004/0404/cedaily040413.htm}}</ref>

On the business front, the dot-com bubble burst and ensuing recession as well as lawsuits meant that nCUBE was not doing well. In April 2001 nCUBE laid off 17% of its workforce and began closing offices (Foster City in 2002 and Louisville in 2003) to downsize and consolidate the company around its Beaverton manufacturing office.<ref>[https://books.google.com/print/doc?articleid=bvYzlGZNiUE nCUBE's 2001 layoff.]{{dead link|date=November 2012}}</ref> Also in 2002, Ellison stepped down and named former SkyConnect CEO Michael J. Pohl as CEO.<ref>{{cite news |title=Michael J. Pohl Named President and CEO of nCUBE |url=http://www.ncube.com/pressroom/pressreleases/pr2002_03_04_pohl.html |work=nCUBE press releases |date=4 March 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050228184715/http://www.ncube.com/pressroom/pressreleases/pr2002_03_04_pohl.html|archive-date= 28 February 2005}}</ref>

=== Acquired ===
In January 2005, nCUBE was acquired by [[C-COR]] for approximately $89.5 million, with an [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|SEC]] filing for the purchase in October 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=ARRIS / Investors / SEC Filings|url=http://ir.arris.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=87823&p=irol-SECText&TEXT=aHR0cDovL2FwaS50ZW5rd2l6YXJkLmNvbS9maWxpbmcueG1sP2lwYWdlPTUyNjA2ODMmRFNFUT0xJlNFUT02NCZTUURFU0M9U0VDVElPTl9QQUdFJmV4cD0mc3Vic2lkPTU3|access-date=10 February 2017}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=C-COR Completes Purchase Of nCUBE |work=nCUBE press release |date=3 January 2005 |url =http://www.ncube.com/pressroom/pressreleases/pr2005_01_03_c-cor.html|archive-date= 8 March 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050308175007/http://www.ncube.com/pressroom/pressreleases/pr2005_01_03_c-cor.html}}</ref>

In December 2007, C-COR was acquired by [[Arris Group|ARRIS]].