instant802 networks was founded in 2001 by eduardo de-castro and roy petruschka in san-francisco, and simon barber had joined as a third founder a few months after company incorporation. in 2004 the company began development of packaged software products, including security for emerging devices and complete access point packages. the software was used in devices ranging from lcd projectors, televisions and digital video recorders to pdas and soho access points. the company also provided software for the wi-fi alliance test bed.