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What's in a name? Five vendors reveal their name origins

Splunk, Snyk, N-able, Arctic Wolf and Zyxel - ever wonder how these companies landed on their names?

19 September 2023 • 5 min read

What's in a name? Five vendors reveal their name origins

"What's in a name?" Juliet begs in Shakespeare's tragedy as she states a name is merely a convention with no meaning behind it. Sixteenth century conclusions aside, settling on a name is an exci...

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