Another Huge Win For F5 With Cable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless North America Enters Agreement With F5 to Offer the Leading Internet Traffic and Content Management Products to Its Expansive Customer Base
Cable & Wireless Strengthens Its Web Hosting Services Through an Agreement to Resell F5 Networks' Entire Suite of Internet Traffic and Content Management (iTCM) Products
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000-- F5 Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:FFIV - news), the leading provider of Internet traffic and content management (iTCM) products, and Cable & Wireless (NYSE:CWP - news), the global telecommunications group, announced today that they have established an alliance whereby Cable & Wireless will begin reselling F5 Networks' entire suite of Internet traffic and content management products.
The alliance brings value to Cable & Wireless' large customer base and the market by helping to ensure that mission-critical web sites are available 24/7 and that users promptly receive the information they request from a Cable & Wireless hosted site.
``Cable & Wireless, which has one of the largest and fastest Internet networks worldwide, is delivering an advanced pathway for Internet-based communications to support our customers' growing range of Internet applications,' said Eric Dorsch, director of Professional Services at Cable & Wireless. ``Our alliance with F5 helps us provide enterprises with the necessary building blocks for creating a reliable and predictable network that allows customers to grow their market share and sustain their long-term viability.'
The alliance between the two companies directly addresses Internet content providers' increasing demand for a network infrastructure that can meet the extremely dynamic business environment afforded by the Internet today, with the flexibility and scalability needed to successfully carry their business into the future.
``We're excited about our relationship with Cable & Wireless, which has a major presence supporting e-Businesses around the world,' said Tom Pettigrew, Vice-President of Corporate Development at F5 Networks. ``Together, Cable & Wireless' services and F5's products afford customers the solid e-infrastructure that they need to maximize their near-term profits and meet their long-term business goals. This alliance also represents an expansion of F5's distribution channel through Cable & Wireless' successful global market penetration.' |
