F5 Networks and Radware Settle Cookie Persistence Patent Lawsuit.SEATTLE & MAHWAH, N.J. -- F5 Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:FFIV FFIV Final Fantasy Four (video game) ), and Radware Ltd. (Nasdaq:RDWR RDWR Read and Write ), and Radware Inc. announced the settlement of a patent dispute over F5 Networks' U.S. Patent No. 6,473,802 entitled, "Method and System for Storing Load Balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them Information with a HTTP Cookie (World-Wide Web) HTTP cookie - A system invented by Netscape to allow a web server to send a web browser a packet of information that will be sent back by the browser each time it accesses the same server. ." Under the settlement agreement, the explicit terms of which are confidential, Radware will take a nonexclusive license to the F5 '802 patent. "We're pleased to resolve this lawsuit and are happy with the terms of the settlement," said John McAdam John McAdam has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of F5 networks since July 2000. Prior to joining F5 Networks, McAdam served as General Manager of the Web server sales business at IBM. , President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of F5 Networks. "This agreement helps protect F5's valuable intellectual property." "Radware is pleased to have resolved this lawsuit and is happy with the terms of the settlement," said Dave Hubbard Dave Hubbard is a well-known drop knee bodyboarder from Hawai'i, whose brother is Jeff Hubbard. Dave is currently sponsored by Custom X. He is the second person,after Keith Sasaki to ever land a dropknee rollo, and the current world dropknee champion. , President Americas of Radware Inc. In October 2002, F5 was awarded the patent for its Cookie Persistence technology -- U.S. Patent No. 6,473,802 entitled, "Method and System for Storing Load Balancing Information with an HTTP Cookie," which enables key capabilities for any traffic management and load balancing product. F5's patented Cookie Persistence technology uses a HTTP cookie stored on the customer's computer to allow the customer to reconnect to the same server previously visited at a Web site. About F5 Networks F5 enables organizations to successfully deliver business-critical applications and gives them the greatest level of agility to stay ahead of growing business demands. As the pioneer and global leader in Application Traffic Management, F5 continues to lead the industry by driving more intelligence into the network to deliver advanced application agility. F5 products ensure the secure and optimized delivery of applications to any user -- anywhere. Through its flexible and cohesive architecture, F5 delivers unmatched value by dramatically improving the way organizations serve their employees, customers and constituents, while lowering operational costs. Over 6,500 organizations and service providers worldwide trust F5 to keep their businesses running. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. with offices worldwide. For more information go to www.f5.com. All brands, names, or trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. About Radware Radware (Nasdaq:RDWR) is the Global Leader in Intelligent Application Switching, enabling the full availability, maximum performance and complete security of all mission critical networked applications while dramatically cutting operating and scaling costs. Radware's integrated Application Security, Application Infrastructure and End-to-End Connectivity End-to-end connectivity is a property of the Internet that allows all nodes of the network to send packets to all other nodes of the network, without requiring intermediate network elements to further interpret them. It was for the first time implemented in the CYCLADES-network. solutions are deployed by over 2,500 enterprises and carriers worldwide. Radware offers the broadest product line in the industry meeting application needs at every critical point across the network including Web and Application Servers, Firewalls, VPNs, ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. links, Anti-Virus Gateways and Cache. Learn more on how Radware Intelligent Application Switching Solutions can enable the security, performance and availability of mission critical applications at www.radware.com. This press release may contain forward-looking statements relating to future events or future financial performance that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts", "potential" or "continue" or the negative of such terms or comparable terms. These statements are only predictions and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these statements based upon a number of factors including those identified in the Companies' filings with the SEC. |
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