PC Magazine Names F5 Networks as One of the Top Five
Performance-Enhancement Companies
PC Magazine's `Internet Business 100' Recognizes the Bona Fide
Market Leaders of Internet Infrastructure Companies
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2001--F5 Networks, Inc.
(Nasdaq:FFIV), the leading provider of Internet Traffic and Content
Management (iTCM) products, today announced that PC Magazine has
selected F5 Networks as one of the top five performance-enhancement
companies, within its listing of the top 100 Internet infrastructure
companies.
PC Magazine's `Internet Business 100' identifies the categories of
Internet site-oriented products and services that are expected to have
the most impact in 2001, and recognizes the companies within those
categories that are bona fide leaders in terms of market share,
technological ingenuity, or both.
"F5 Networks is pleased to be a part of PC Magazine's Internet
Business 100 and to be recognized by one of the most influential and
widely read publications in the industry," said Jeff Pancottine,
Senior Vice-President of Marketing and Business Development at F5
Networks. "This recognition complements the fact that F5 products
continue to support many of the most highly trafficked and complex
global Internet sites, which require intelligent management and
control over traffic, content and applications -- in addition to
speed." PC Magazine refers to the `Internet Business 100' as a guide
to the companies in Web site-oriented products and services and also
as an indicator of trends that are certain to affect the features and
underpinnings of Internet sites in the coming months. The Internet
Business 100, published in the February 13 issue of PC Magazine, can
be viewed online at
zdnet.com.
About F5 Networks F5 Networks is the leader in Internet Traffic and
Content Management (iTCM), and delivers application aware networks
through its open Internet Control Architecture. F5 features the
industry's leading set of integrated products and services that
manage, control and optimize Internet traffic and content. Our
solutions automatically and intelligently deliver the best possible
Internet performance, availability and content distribution for
service providers, enterprises and e-businesses. Our products remove
bandwidth congestion and optimize the availability and speed of
mission-critical Internet servers and applications, including web
publishing, content delivery, e-commerce, caching, firewalls and more.
Our solutions are widely deployed in large enterprises, the top
service providers, financial institutions, government agencies,
healthcare, and portals throughout the world. The company is
headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and has offices throughout North
America, Europe and Asia Pacific. F5 Networks is located on the web at
www.f5.com.
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CONTACT: Robert J. Chamberlain, Chief Financial Officer
F5 Networks
206/505-0800 |
