Open Systems AG


Open Systems is a secure access service edge pioneer supporting enterprises in their digital transformation journey. The company's cloud-delivered Secure SD-WAN and Managed Detection and Response services unify security and comprehensive networking capabilities, enabling organizations to connect their clouds, branches, applications, and users anywhere in the world, in a secure and agile way. Open Systems’ service delivery platform combines AIOps and automation with 24×7 experts to deliver immediate peace of mind and future-proof business-critical infrastructure. Open Systems is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The privately held company was founded in 1990 by Florian Gutzwiller in Basel, Switzerland. It currently operates in more than 180 countries, with offices, and network and security operation centers in Zurich, Switzerland and Redwood City, California.
In 2017, EQT Mid Market Europe Fund acquired a majority stake in Open Systems from its private owners. The company is a full member of the Forum for Incident Response and Security Teams. The organization's aim is to foster cooperation and coordination in incident prevention, to stimulate rapid reaction to incidents, and to promote information sharing among members and the community at large.

Services background

Open Systems provides an array of security services under its Extended Detection and Response portfolio. This includes managed detection and response, network detection and response, endpoint detection and response, and vulnerability management. The managed services, including basic security services such as network-level security, messaging security, and content security ; along with more complex services, including application security, authentication services, network intrusion detection, load balancing, and remote access.