| Business Summary | | Foundry
Networks,
Inc.
designs,
develops,
manufactures
and
markets
a
comprehensive,
end-to-end
suite
of
high
performance
networking
products
for
enterprises,
educational
institutions,
government
agencies,
Web
hosting
companies,
Application
Service
Providers
(ASPs),
electronic
banking
and
finance
service
providers,
and
Internet
service
providers.
The
Company's
product
suite
includes
Internet
core
routers,
Gigabit
Ethernet
edge
switches,
Gigabit
core
switches
and
Gigabit
Ethernet
intelligent
network
service
switches
for
server
farms.
Edge
switches
connect
individuals
and
groups
of
workstations
to
the
network.
Core
switches
are
the
most
critical
network
component
and
serve
as
the
convergence
point
for
the
majority
of
network
traffic.
Internet
traffic
management
systems
in
Web
hosting
facilities
and
server
farms
provide
centralized
collection
points
for
server-based
applications
used
by
enterprises,
Web-based
businesses,
and
Internet
service
providers. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Foundry
Networks
designs,
develops,
manufactures
and
markets
an
end-to-end
suite
of
high
performance
networking
products,
including
Internet
routers,
Gigabit
Ethernet
Layer
two
and
three
switching
routers
and
Internet
traffic
management
systems.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenue
rose
8%
to
$171.1
million.
Net
income
fell
71%
to
$11.7
million.
Results
reflect
the
introduction
of
products
and
new
customers,
offset
by
lower
gross
margins
and
higher
sales
and
marketing
expenses. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| Bobby Johnson, Jr, 44 Pres,
CEO, and Chairman | $140K | H. Earl Ferguson, 63 VP,
Hardware Engineering and CTO | -- | Ken Cheng, 45 VP
of Marketing and Product and Program Management | 153K | Norma Barrera, 46 VP
of HR | -- | Lee Chen, 46 VP-
Software Engineering and Quality Assurance | 158K | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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