Press Release
Foundry Networks Powers the World's First Tier-O Internet Backbone
Opnix Deploys Foundry's ServerIron Layer 4-7 Web Switches and BigIron Layer
3 Switches to Enhance Internet Connectivity
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2000-- Foundry Networks®, Inc.
(Nasdaq:FDRY - news), a leader in high-performance, end-to-end switching and
routing solutions, today announced that Opnix, Inc., a next-generation
Internet bandwidth provider based in Tempe, Ariz., has implemented Foundry's
ServerIron(TM) Layer 4-7 Internet traffic and content management Web
switches and BigIron® Layer 3 switches as the infrastructure for its global
network. Initial deployment of Foundry's equipment has begun in Phoenix with
several more cities planned in the next year and a half.
``In order for us provide an unparalleled level of Internet connectivity to
our customers with mission-critical bandwidth needs, we needed a
best-of-breed switching solution that would improve Internet performance,
security, scalability and reliability,'' said Jay Jacobson, CEO of Opnix.
``After an extensive evaluation of different switching products, we chose
Foundry's ServerIron Web switches because they offered a feature-rich set of
Layer 4-7 solutions, as well as BigIron Layer 3 switches because they
provided an extremely high level of performance at an affordable price. The
sheer price/performance value of the Foundry gear, combined with Foundry's
commitment to next-generation technologies and customer advocacy, were the
deciding factors,'' continued Jacobson.
Opnix is the first company to focus on interconnections between all networks
and improving the Internet at its very core. Opnix dramatically increases
Internet performance, security, scalability and reliability by combining a
next-generation, pure-switched network architecture with intelligent
packet-switching technology. This allows Opnix to aggregate and interconnect
all the major Internet backbones and send each packet of data to its
destination along the optimal route.
By utilizing Foundry's BigIron Layer 3 switching solutions, Opnix can
dramatically reduce performance bottlenecks and increase overall throughput
with wire-speed IP routing. The Foundry switches are 10 Gigabit ready so
that as network traffic increases with the introduction of broadband access,
Opnix will have the scalability available to support future convergence of
data, video and Voice over IP (VoIP) applications. Opnix installed the
Foundry BigIron Layer 3 switch based on its superiority in routing
functionality, product reliability and industry-leading performance.
In addition, Opnix has also deployed Foundry's ServerIron Layer 4-7 Internet
traffic and content management switches to enhance the connectivity for the
delivery of future content and network applications such as entertainment,
e-commerce, games, search applications and other features designed for
broadband users.
Foundry's ServerIron family of Web switches provides sophisticated Internet
traffic and content management features, including server load balancing,
URL and cookie-based switching, global server load balancing, firewall load
balancing and transparent cache switching. Powered by Internet IronWare(TM),
ServerIron Web switches lead the industry in performance, price/performance
value, switching intelligence and port density.
``We are pleased to have been selected by Opnix to provide a robust Internet
infrastructure platform for their co-location provider, corporate enterprise
and Internet Service Provider customers,'' said Bobby Johnson, president and
CEO of Foundry Networks. ``Foundry's best-of-breed solutions offer customers
such as Opnix a complete, highly available, highly scalable and
unprecedented price/performance network offering,'' continued Johnson.
About Opnix
Opnix is a next-generation Internet bandwidth provider that improves
performance, security, scalability and reliability by aggregating and
interconnecting major Internet backbones. Its unique Best Path Global
Transit(TM) technology evaluates each available path and directs Internet
traffic through the fastest and most reliable routes. Customers can have
connectivity delivered to their doorstep via telecom-based circuits or
co-locate inside the company's carrier-class Switching Cores. Opnix creates
a faster and more robust Internet infrastructure platform for corporate
enterprises, institutions and Internet companies such as co-location
providers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), content/portal providers,
Application Service Providers (ASPs) and broadband network carriers. To find
out more about how Opnix can help you with your mission-critical bandwidth
needs, please visit our web site at www.opnix.com.
About Foundry Networks
Foundry Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY - news) is a leader in high-performance,
end-to-end switching and routing solutions, including Internet routers,
Layer 3 switches and Layer 4-7 Internet traffic and content management
switches. Foundry products are installed in the world's largest ISPs,
including AOL (NYSE:AOL - news), EarthLink (Nasdaq:ELNK - news), AT&T
WorldNet, MSN, and Cable & Wireless (NYSE:CWP - news). Foundry products are
also installed in large enterprise, entertainment, pharmaceutical and
manufacturing companies as well as search engines, e-commerce sites,
universities and government organizations. Some of these customers include:
The University of Washington, The University of Miami, LucasFilm, Yahoo!
(Nasdaq:YHOO - news), LTV Steel (NYSE:LTV - news), Incyte Genomics, Inc.
(Nasdaq:INCY - news), U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy, NASA and NIH. For more
information about the company and its products, call 888/TURBO-LAN or visit
our web site at www.foundrynetworks.com.
Note to Editors: Foundry Networks and BigIron are registered trademarks of
Foundry Networks, Inc. IronWare and ServerIron are trademarks of Foundry
Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are the sole property of their
respective holders.
Contact:
Foundry Networks
Michele Arnold, 408/586-1897
marnold@foundrynet.com or
Opnix, Inc.
Craig Anderson, 602/689-9288
craig@opnix.com or
Morgen-Walke
Quynh Nguyen, 415/296-7383 (Investor Relations)
qnguyen@mwa-sf.com Peter DeLauzon, 415/439-4557 (Business Press)
pdelauzon@mwa-sf.com
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