[2] In May 1999, the company changed its name to Netpliance and in November they released the i-Opener, a low-cost computer intended for browsing the World Wide Web.
When the device was found to be easily modded to avoid the service plan, Netpliance changed the terms of sale to charge a termination fee.
In 2001, the Federal Trade Commission fined the company $100,000 for inaccurate advertising and unfair billing of customers.
[8] The TippingPoint NGIPS is a network Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) deals with IT threat protection.
The line extends TippingPoint's existing IPS appliances with traditional stateful packet filtering and application control.