| | Business Summary | | F5
Networks,
Inc.
is
a
provider
of
integrated
Internet
traffic
and
content
management
solutions
designed
to
improve
the
availability
and
performance
of
mission-critical
Internet-based
servers
and
applications.
The
Company's
products
monitor
and
manage
local
and
geographically
dispersed
servers
and
intelligently
direct
traffic
to
the
server
best
able
to
handle
a
user's
request.
Its
content
management
products
enable
network
managers
to
increase
access
to
content
by
capturing
and
storing
it
at
points
between
production
servers
and
end
users
and
ensure
that
newly
published
or
updated
files
and
applications
are
replicated
uniformly
across
all
target
servers.
When
combined
with
its
network
management
tools,
these
products
help
organizations
optimize
their
network
server
availability
and
performance
and
cost-effectively
manage
their
Internet
infrastructure. | | More
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Business Description |
| | Financial Summary | | FFIV
is
a
provider
of
integrated
Internet
traffic
management
solutions
designed
to
improve
the
availability
and
performance
of
mission-critical
Internet-based
servers
and
applications.
For
the
nine
months
ended
6/01,
revenues
rose
12%
to
$80.8
million.
Net
loss
totaled
$19.3
million,
vs.
an
income
of
$12.2
million.
Results
reflect
an
increase
in
service
revenues
due
to
a
larger
installed
base
and
the
renewal
of
service
and
support
contracts.
Net
losses
reflect
lower
average
selling
prices. | | More
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Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Jeffrey Hussey, 39
Chairman
and Chief Stratigist | $547K | -- | John McAdam, 49
Pres,
CEO, Director | 942K | -- | Steve Coburn
CFO,
Sr. VP | -- | -- | Steven Goldman, 40
Sr.
VP of Sales- Marketing and Services | 313K | $6.0M | Jeff Pancottine
Sr.
VP of Marketing and Bus. Devel. | -- | -- | | Dollar
amounts are as of 30-Sep-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
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List, Bios,
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