, ▁the ▁current ▁president ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁Av id y ne ▁Corporation . ▁▁ ▁Sh iva ▁added ▁to ▁its ▁product ▁port folio ▁with ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁Fast Path , ▁an ▁Apple T alk / E ther net ▁Gate way ▁from ▁Nov ell ▁Inc . ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Sh iva ▁acquired ▁the ▁British ▁network ▁products ▁company ▁Spider ▁Systems ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁which ▁became ▁Sh iva ▁Europe ▁Ltd . ▁ ▁Users ▁of ▁ 1 6 - bit ▁Internet ▁Explorer ▁on ▁Windows ▁ 3 ▁with ▁d ial - up ▁connections ▁saw ▁the ▁Sh iva ▁name ▁regularly , ▁as ▁the ▁company ▁provided ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁d ial - up ▁TCP / IP ▁stack ▁for ▁ 1 6 - bit ▁Internet ▁Explorer ▁versions ▁ 3 , ▁ 4 ▁and ▁ 5 . ▁ ▁Sh iva ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Intel ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁ ▁during ▁a ▁length y ▁class - action ▁law suit ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁it ▁hid ▁information ▁concerning ▁the ▁d eter ior ation ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁ ▁and ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Intel ▁Network ▁Product s ▁Division . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁it ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Simple ▁Access ▁Inc ., ▁which ▁adopted ▁the ▁Sh iva ▁Corporation ▁identity . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁M ern et ▁Sec ure ▁Network . ▁M ern et ▁were ▁subsequently ▁acquired ▁by ▁E icon ▁Network s ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 4 .