Array Networks, an established networking hardware company based in Milpitas, California, specializes in providing network traffic encryption solutions. Co-founded by Lawrence Lu in 2000, the company has gained significant financial backing from key investors including venture capital firm U.S. Venture Partners and private equity firm H&Q Asia Pacific. Marking a major milestone, Array Networks became the first non-Taiwanese company to be listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange on May 13, 2009. The IPO consisted of 54 million shares with a total value approximating $79 million. As of 2009, China represented 43% of the company's market share, where SSL VPN devices were its leading product sold.