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Foundry, Extreme weigh in on Carrier Ethernet
Jun. 18, 2008
Count Foundry Networks and Extreme Networks among those marking progress on Carrier Ethernet initiatives at this week's NXTcomm conference.

Study: Power drawn by Ethernet switches varies widely
May. 15, 2008
A recent study by In-Stat says that fixed-configuration 24- and 48-port switches can vary by more than 600% in terms of how much switching capacity they support in relation to how much electric power they draw.

Virtualization in Interop spotlight
Apr. 28, 2008
With a focus on building virtualization into advanced data centers, the network industry will convene at its largest trade show this week in Las Vegas.

Foundry expands switch line for IPv6
Apr. 24, 2008
Foundry Networks this week introduced a series of routing switches with an emphasis on support for IPv6, the next generation of the Internet's routing protocol.

Features abound in latest and greatest access switch models
Mar. 24, 2008
While this test's key takeaway may be the big differences in new features, the good news is that, with a very few exceptions, all switches support the same basic L2/L3 functions

Switch usability centers on CLI comfort zone
Mar. 24, 2008
Any assessment of switch usability is necessarily subjective. While there are some objective measures that can be applied (for example, it might take 17 steps to enable SSH on one switch, and only five on another), ...

Alcatel-Lucent wins green bragging rights in switch test
Mar. 24, 2008
With electric bills in large data centers topping $1 million per month, power consumption is a major concern. Using Fluke 322 and Fluke 335 clamp meters, we measured each switch's power draw, both when idle and again ...

The Inside Track on 10GBE Access Switch Testing
Mar. 24, 2008
Network World Lab Alliance member David Newman talks aobut his recent compartive test of 10GBE access switches

10 Gig access switches: Not just packet pushers anymore
Mar. 24, 2008
Our tests found seven next-generation switches bristle with features that don't exist in many previous models - not just physical features like 10-gigabit Ethernet uplinks but also 802.1X-based network access control ...

Foundry expands switch family with PoE Plus, IPv6
Apr. 25, 2008
Foundry Networks this week extended its switch line to boost support for network growth, video and other high-power devices, as well as migration to IPv6.

Security vendors rally around NAP
Feb. 28, 2008
Security vendors are clamoring to announce their products' compatibility with Microsoft's network access protection, a key security feature of Windows Server 2008.

Cisco, others sued by intellectual-property company
Feb. 11, 2008
Network-1 Security Solutions, an acquirer and licensor of intellectual property, this week said it has initiated patent litigation against several data-network equipment manufacturers, including Cisco, Foundry Networks, ...

Foundry and Extreme hang in there
Feb. 05, 2008
Foundry Networks and Extreme Networks both reported strong revenue in their most recent fiscal quarters - although the gap between them is widening and they will both face a new threat in future quarters.

Juniper’s EX: Switch vendors sound off
Jan. 31, 2008
Switching vendors weigh in on Juniper Networks' entry into LAN switching market, though Cisco stays mum.

Could NAC be Juniper’s not-so-secret weapon?
Jan. 31, 2008
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Juniper 'Hurricane' in the forecast
Dec. 03, 2007
Industry watchers expect a "Hurricane" to hit New York in late January. That's because Jan. 29 is when Juniper Networks has scheduled a daylong event in New York City to unveil its "vision, strategy and technology ...

Award-winning IT projects: See the All-Stars on a map
Nov. 26, 2007
We look at blogs of 15 top networking companies and analyze them based on criteria we developed.

Carrier Ethernet grows up
Nov. 20, 2007
There has been interest in carrier Ethernet for a decade or more — and let's be honest — more than a little hype, too.

Where to find some vendor blogs
Oct. 05, 2007
Here is a list of some vendor blogs.

Some vendor blogs leave much to be desired
Oct. 05, 2007
Some vendor blogs fall short of expectations, including those from Foundry and Microsoft.

The best and worst vendor blogs
Oct. 05, 2007
We look at blogs of 15 top networking companies and analyze them based on criteria we developed.

Nortel replaces Enterprise chief
Sep. 20, 2007
In a surprise move, Nortel this week replaced its Enterprise Solutions chief, even though the unit is growing at about three times the market.

Nortel plan targets data center
Sep. 10, 2007
Nortel to make data center push next year, early 2009.

Game network builds out Internet bypass
Aug. 16, 2007
GameRail recently installed backbone routers from Foundry Networks to build out its network for bypassing the Internet.

Foundry, Cisco, Juniper, Citrix challenged to a face-off, Part 2
Aug. 16, 2007
As mentioned in the prior newsletter, Layland Consulting and Webtorials have produced the 2007 Application Delivery Challenge, featuring products from Foundry, Cisco, Juniper and Citrix. Foundry, Cisco, Juniper, ...

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Overview

2005 NW200 rank: 95
2004 NW200 rank: 92

Revenue

Total '05 revenue (in $M)   404
'04-'05 revenue change   -1%
'01-'05 CAGR revenue   7%

Profit

Profit or loss (in $M)   56
Change from '04   17
As percentage of revenue 14   14
CAGR, '01-'05   110

Employees

Number of employees   732
'04 - '05 change   11
Revenue per employee   551776

Misc.

Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M)   2430
Cash/investments ($M)  
Year inc.   1996
Fiscal year ends   Dec

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