Foundry Networks' ServerIron Switch Named Infrastructure Product of the Year by Network Week Magazine.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 1999-- Foundry Networks(TM), a provider of high performance Gigabit Ethernet switches for enterprises and Internet service providers, today announced that its ServerIron(TM) Layer 4-7 switch was named Infrastructure Product of the Year from the U.K. publication, Network Week Magazine. "Foundry has managed to combine superior performance with excellent protocol support, traffic prioritization and filtering options, powerful proprietary IronView graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ) management, a price point unimaginable by many of its competitors and an effective UK support and distribution network," said Maxwell Cooter coot·er n. Lower Southern U.S. 1. An edible freshwater turtle of the genus Chrysemys. 2. Any of various turtles or tortoises. See Regional Note at goober. , Editor and Chief, Network Week Magazine. "ServerIron is perfect for companies such as ourselves who are looking to provide guaranteed levels of service to customers," said Jos White, Marketing Director at Star. "The Internet has become central to the way that many companies conduct their business, and as such, Star needs to have a heavyweight infrastructure to reflect the mission critical nature of the service that we provide. The addition of ServerIron to Star's network significantly boosts and strengthens our ability to deliver this service," continued White. Foundry introduced the ServerIron switch in April 1998 to give Internet service providers and enterprise Intranet managers a high density, high performance, Layer 4 switch that improves the performance of existing servers, and allows Layer 4 traffic to be transparently distributed among multiple servers. Since then Foundry has announced enhanced functionality to the ServerIron platform with their free software upgrade, Internet IronWare. Internet IronWare includes a rich set of features that provide Content Publishing and Web Hosting Enhancements, Improved Service Redundancy, Availability and Performance, Global Traffic Distribution, Service Security and Transparent Cache Switching. "We are very honored to have received the Infrastructure Product of the Year award for our ServerIron switch. Our goal with the ServerIron platform was to provide a new class of switch that offers enterprises and ISPs the superior service availability, performance, scalability, cost savings and high value that Intranet and Internet applications require in today's Internet-connected world," said Bobby Johnson, 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. , Foundry Networks. Foundry Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of high performance Gigabit Ethernet switches for enterprises and Internet service providers. The company manufactures, markets and distributes high performance solutions for enterprises and ISPs. Some of Foundry's customers include: AOL (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AOL), MindSpring (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MSPG MSPG Mor Strioch Pian Gar (gaming) MSPG Middle School Parents Group MSPG Material/Military Support Planning Guidance ), LTV LTV See: Loan-to-value ratio Steel (NYSE: LTV) and Incyte Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: INCY). For more information about the company and its products, call 1.888.TURBO.LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. or visit our web site at http://www.foundrynetworks.com. Editors' Note: Product photography available upon request. Foundry Networks and ServerIron are trademarks of Foundry Networks, Inc. |
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