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Market Cap:$3.7B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$650.1M
  • Public
  • US
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F5 believes that applications should just work. People rely on business applications that are delivered by networks. These applications run everything from e-mail to Web pages to customer orders. For a business to succeed, applications need to work. They need to be secure, they need to be fast, and they need to always be available. But as businesses try to do more with their applications, complexity increases -- often to the point that networks and applications stop working. Why is F5 different? F5 is the only vendor you can choose today that can make all your applications work using a single, universal platform. This shared product platform -- called TMOS -- is unlike anything else in the industry. TMOS operates in a fundamentally different way than competing technologies, providing a highly modular architecture used by all F5 products. The TMOS programming interface -- called iControl -- helps administrators take control of applications, to keep them secure, fast, and available. This interface lets you use iRules scripts, which give you extraordinary flexibility and control over applications and devices. That flexibility has inspired F5 DevCentral, a thriving online community of tens of thousands of application and network professionals. On DevCentral, our customers collaborate every day on innovative new ideas, techniques, and code, to help businesses scale and adapt quickly to changing needs.

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
John McAdam
Number of Employees 1,694
Contact Information

401 Elliott Ave W

Seattle, Washington 98119

f5.com

(206) 272-5555

NAICS Code Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing: 334119

Recent Events

  • F5 Networks FFIV Inks Application Security Deal with Standard Life

    11/23/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • F5 Networks Inks Deal With Standard Life To Enhance Application Security - Quick Facts

    11/23/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • F5 Networks Deploys Ixia Test Solutions to Validate Extreme-Scale ADC Performance

    11/22/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • F5 Partners with Quova, Improves IP Geolocation Capability

    11/18/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • F5 Networks Releases New Version of BIG-IP

    11/23/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • F5 Rolls Out Application Ready Solutions for Microsoft Exchange

    11/11/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • The Confucius Institute Deploys FS Networks' BIG-IP and ARX Solutions

    11/04/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Analyst Round-Up F5 Networks FFIV: 3 Upgrades & A Litany of Price Target Raises

    10/22/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Notable Analyst Rating Changes 10/22: FFIV, FCX, LMT, MOT, NVLS Upgraded; CHK, SAP, STJ, NTRS,...

    10/22/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • F5 Networks Set New High For Year Thursday

    10/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • ratings wrap-up: Qwest, Palm, F5 Networks and more

    10/19/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Notable Analyst Rating Changes 10/14: CSC, GSK, SNY, ABX, CNO, HOG, TEL Upgrade; VLO, JBLU,...

    10/14/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Ahead of the Bell: F5 Networks sees rebound

    9/09/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • First American Deploys F5's BIG-IP

    9/01/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • F5 Networks introduces BIG-IP 3900 hardware platform

    8/05/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • F5 platform takes a la carte approach to application delivery

    8/04/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • F5 Networks names new vice president of worldwide channel sales

    8/03/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
John McAdam President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
Andy Reinland CFO & Senior Vice President
John Matthews Vice President of It and CIO
John Rodriguez Chief Accounting Officer & Senior Vice President
Karl Triebes Srvp Product Development & Cto
Christopher P. Lynch Senior Vice President of Data Solutions
Dan Matte Senior Vice President, Marketing, Business Dev
Don Matte Senior Vice President, Marketing
Edward J. Eames Senior Vice President, Business Operations
Jeff Christianson General Counsel & Senior Vice President
Jeff Stockdale Senior Vice President, Prod Development
Julian Eames Senior Vice President, Operations
M. Thomas Hull Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Mark Anderson Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Thomas Hull Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Dore Rosenblum vice president of marketing
Jim Ritchings Vice President, Business Development
Rick Gillett Vice President of Data Systems Architecture
Steve Hale Vice President, North America Partner Org
Jim Ni Director, Product Management
Marc Goodman Director of Marketing
Owen Cole Technical Director, Uk
Paul Coates Reg Director, Sales, UK
Bjorn Jonsson Major Account Manager
Christer Stafferod Major Account Manager
Diego Arrabal Manager
Fred Noordam Country Manager
Ivan Wen Country Manager, Malaysia Office
Jaak Cuppens Country Manager
Jon Bjornland Accounting Manager
Jorgen Gammelgaard Country Manager
Karl Zurbriggen Country Manager
Ken Salchow Senior Technical Marketing Manager
Alane Moran
Jeffrey Evenson
John Eldridge
Mike Falkenrath
Stephen Fisher
Scott Thompson Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Alan J. Higginson Chair of Board
Karl D. Guelich Chair
Keith D. Grinstein Chair
A. Gary Ames Board of Directors
Deborah L. Bevier Board of Directors
Gary Ames Board of Directors
Rich Malone Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director Current
F5 Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sequent Computer Systems President Former
Sequent Computer Systems Chief Operating Officer Former
University of Glasgow B.S. In Computer Science Former

Andy Reinland is responsible for financial planning and analysis, investor relations, and information technology at F5. Reinland joined the company in 1998 as Senior Finance Analyst and later served as Vice President of Finance. In the latter capacity he reported to the company's Chief Financial Officer and held primary responsibility for financial planning, forecasting, and provision of direct financial support to the company's business functions. Prior to joining F5, Reinland was CFO for RTIME, Inc., a developer of real-time 3-D software for Internet applications, which was acquired by Sony. Reinland holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Washington State University.

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President Current
Heartrate Games, Inc. Current
Washington State University B.A. in Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Vice President of It and CIO Current

John Rodriguez is responsible for worldwide accounting, reporting, human resources, and corporate operations at F5. Rodriguez joined the company as Corporate Controller in 2001. He then served as Vice President and Corporate Controller, responsible for the performance of all international and domestic accounting and reporting functions including SEC compliance. Before coming to F5, Rodriguez was Vice President and CFO of CyberSafe, a security solutions company, and Senior Director of Finance and Operations at Mosaix, which was acquired by Lucent Technologies. Rodriguez holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Washington.

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Chief Accounting Officer & Senior Vice President Current
Cybersafe Limited Cfo Former
Cybersafe Limited Vice President Former
University of Washington B.A. in Business Administration Former

Karl Triebes is responsible for overseeing the company's technology roadmap and leading our engineering team. Triebes has a successful track record of driving the development of enterprise networking and next-generation telecommunications products, including Layer 4-7 switches. Prior to joining F5, Triebes was CTO and Vice President of Engineering at Foundry Networks in San Jose, where he was responsible for the strategic direction of corporate product architectures, including the technology roadmap. Triebes received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Srvp Product Development & Cto Current
F5 Networks, Inc. CTO & Senior Vice President Current
Foundry Networks, Inc. Chief Technical Officer, Vice President, Engineering Current
San Diego State University B.S in Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Senior Vice President of Data Solutions Current
Woven Systems, Inc Board of Directors Current
Acopia, LLC Chief Executive Officer Former
Acopia Networks, Inc. CEO Former
Tervela Inc. CEO Former
Acopia, LLC President Former
Acopia Networks, Inc. President Former
ArrowPoint Communications, Inc. Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Support Former
Tervela Inc. Board of Directors Former
Bentley College M.B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing, Business Dev Current
University of British Columbia MBA Former
Queen's University Bachelor of Commerce Former

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Senior Vice President, Business Operations Current
Sequent Computer Systems Worldwide Vice President of Customer Service Former
Sequent Computer Systems Services Director Former
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Regional Service Manager Former
London Business School Senior Executive Program Former

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. General Counsel & Senior Vice President Current
Wizards LLC. Senior Vice President of Business Development Former
Western Wireless Corporation Senior Vice President Former
Flow International Corporation Vice President of Administration Former
Stafford Frey Cooper Partner Former
Wizards LLC. General Counsel Former
Flow International Corporation Corporate Counsel Former
Western Wireless Corporation General Counsel Former
Wizards LLC. Board of Directors Former
University of Washington School of Law J.D. Former
University of Washington J.D. Former
Whitman College B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Senior Vice President, Prod Development Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Senior Vice President, Operations Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales Current

Mark Anderson oversees all sales activities for the F5 Application Delivery Networking product and service portfolio. Prior to joining F5 Networks in 2004, he served as Executive Vice President of North American Sales at Lucent Technologies. Anderson has held sales leadership positions for companies including RadioFrame Networks and Comdisco. He also served as the Western United States Regional Sales Director for Cisco Systems from 1997 to 2001. Anderson holds a B.A. in Business and Economics from York University in Toronto

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales Current
F5 Networks, Inc. Vice President of North American Sales Current
Radioframe Networks, Inc. Vice President of Business Development Former
York University B.A. In Business and Economics Former

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales Current
Microsoft Corporation Former
Texas Instruments Incorporated Former
Visio Former
University of Washington B.S in Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. vice president of marketing Current
Neoscale Systems, Inc. Current
F5 Networks, Inc. Director, Product Marketing Former
The University of North Carolina Master's Degree in computer science Former
University of Virginia Bachelor of Arts Degree in computer science Former

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Vice President, Business Development Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Vice President of Data Systems Architecture Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Vice President, North America Partner Org Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Director, Product Management Current

Marc Goodman has over 25 years experience in the technology industry, with a history of building industry leading brands for emerging companies, managing product marketing and marketing communications. Joining us in the fall of 2006 as Director of Marketing at Omnitronix, Marc is responsible for leading the company's overall corporate and product marketing. Prior to Omnitronix, he managed his own marketing consulting practice, was the Director of Marketing at UBmatrix, and served as VP of Marketing at Threshold Networks. From 1998 to 2001 Marc served as Sr. Director of Marketing at F5 Networks, where he successfully led the marketing organization, developed an industry-leading brand, and managed all marketing functions through a successful IPO. In 1993, Marc served as the Director of Marketing at SPRY/Compuserve, where he spearheaded one of the first Internet consulting organizations, and helped bring the company's first Internet products to market. Marc has served as Director of Marketing at Cogent Networks, Senior Product Manager at Attachmate and Director of Product Marketing for Wall Data.

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Director of Marketing Current
Threshold Networks, Inc. Vice President of Marketing Former
Attachmate Corporation Senior Product Manager Former

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Technical Director, Uk Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Reg Director, Sales, UK Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Major Account Manager Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Major Account Manager Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Manager Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Country Manager Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Country Manager, Malaysia Office Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Country Manager Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Accounting Manager Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Country Manager Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Country Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Binary Forensics LLC Owner Current
F5 Networks, Inc. Senior Technical Marketing Manager Current
Binary Forensics LLC Operator Current
Camp Conferences, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Current

Mike Falkenrath joined F5 Networks in 2000, working throughout Europe to increase F5's presence in the EMEA region. After returning to the Washington, D.C. area, he contributed to F5's professional services organization as a network support engineer,

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Current
Seouc Current

Stephen Fisher is the father of one young son, Benjamin. They participated in a parent-coop preschool during Benjamin's infant and toddler years. Stephen is a lifelong resident of Seattle, and supports Big Brother/Big Sister of King County, the Northwest Film Forum (non-profit film studio), and the Seattle Area LEGO User's Group. In his spare time, he works at F5 Networks. He has a B.S. from Central Washington University."

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Current
Program for Early Parent Support Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Hubspan, Inc. CEO Current
Hubspan, Inc. President Current
F5 Networks, Inc. Chair of Board Current
Internet Services Corporation Former
F5 Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Santa Clara M.B.A. Former
University of Santa Clara B.S. In Commerce Former

Karl D. Guelich has served as one of the directors of F5 since June 1999 and served as board chair from January 2003 through April 2004. Guelich has been in private practice as a certified public accountant since his retirement from Ernst & Young in 1993. At Ernst and Young, he was the Area Managing Partner for the Pacific Northwest offices, headquartered in Seattle, from October 1986 to November 1992. Guelich holds a B.S. in Accounting from Arizona State University.

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Chair Current
F5 Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ernst & Young Former
Young Corporation Former
Arizona State University B.S. degree in Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Second Avenue Partners Founding Partner Current
F5 Networks, Inc. Chair Current
Cingular Wireless chief executive officer Former
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. President and CEO Former
NII Holdings, Inc. CEO Former
Cingular Wireless President Former
NII Holdings, Inc. President Former
NEXTEL Communications, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
LIN Broadcasting Corporation Vice President Former
McCaw Cellular Communications Vice President Former
Madrona Venture Group, LLC Strategic Director Former
McCaw Cellular Communications Assistant General Counsel Former
Wireless Services Corporation Chairman Former
Coinstar, Inc. Chairman Former
NII Holdings, Inc. Vice Chairman Former
Wireless Services Corporation Board Member Former
F5 Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Coinstar, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Proxim Wireless Corporation Board Member Former
Car Toys Inc. Board Director Former
LIN Broadcasting Corporation Secretary Former
TrueBlue, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Nordstrom, Inc. Investor Former
Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. Investor Former
Amazon.com, Inc. Investor Former
Wireless Services Corporation Investor Former
VaxGen, Inc. Investor Former
HouseValues, Inc. Investor Former
Georgetown University JD Former
Yale University BA Former
Yale University Undergraduate Degree Former
Georgetown University Law Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Tektronix, Inc. Chair, Nominating and Corporate Governance Current
Ipass Inc. Director Current
Seattle Pacific University Director Current
F5 Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. Director Current
Tektronix, Inc. Director Current

Deborah L. Bevier, 55, has been a director of Coinstar since August 2002 and was appointed the Board of Directors’ non-employee chairperson in October 2008. Ms. Bevier has been a principal of D.L. Bevier Consulting LLC (an organizational and management consulting firm) since May 2004. Ms. Bevier also served as president of Waldron Consulting, a division of Waldron & Co. (an organizational and management consulting firm) from July 2004 to April 2006. Prior to that time, from 1996 until 2003, Ms. Bevier served as a director, president, and chief executive officer of Laird Norton Financial Group and its predecessor companies (an independent financial advisory services firm). From 1973 to 1996, Ms. Bevier held numerous leadership positions with KeyCorp (a bank holding company), including chairman and chief executive officer of Key Bank of Washington. Ms. Bevier currently serves on the board of directors of Fisher Communications, Inc. (a media and communications company), F5 Networks, Inc. (an application traffic management software company) and Puget Sound Bank.

Organization Position Status
Coinstar, Inc. Chairman Current
Fisher Communications Inc. Board of Directors Current
Puget Sound Bank Director Current
F5 Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Wentworth, Hauser and Violich CEO Former
Wentworth, Hauser and Violich President Former
Coinstar, Inc. Board of Directors Former
The Stonier Graduate School of Banking Graduate Degree Former
The State University of New York BS In Economics Former
State University of New York at New Paltz B.S. In Economics Former

Mr. Ames most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of MediaOne International, based in London, England, where he was responsible for developing and managing a global portfolio of sixteen broadband and wireless communication ventures. During the same period Gary also served as Chairman of Telewest, the UK's largest residential broadband company. Before joining MediaOne International in July 1995, Gary spent seven years as President and Chief Executive Officer of US West Communications, which encompasses residential and business telephone services in 14 western and Midwestern states. He serves on the Boards of Directors of Albertson, Tektronix, and iPass.

Organization Position Status
Optistor Technologies, Inc. Advisor Current
Ipass Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tektronix, Inc. Board of Directors Current
F5 Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
US West Communications CEO Former
US West Communications President Former
MediaOne Former
Portland State University B.A. degree in Finance Former

Organization Position Status
F5 Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Scott Thompson is President of PayPal with overall responsibility for growing the global leader in online payments. Succeeding Rajiv Dutta in 2008, Scott previously served as PayPal's Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer where he oversaw information technology, product development, and architecture for PayPal. Prior to PayPal, Scott worked for Inovant, a subsidiary of Visa formed to oversee global technology for the organization. As Executive Vice President of Technology Solutions at Inovant, he was responsible for all development, support and maintenance of Visa's global payment system. Scott was also Chief Information Officer of Barclays Global Investors, where he implemented a new strategic technology platform and global infrastructure. In addition, he has worked with Coopers and Lybrand, delivering information technology solutions to leading financial services clients such as Wells Fargo. Scott received a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Computer Science from Stonehill College.

Organization Position Status
PayPal, Inc. President Current
eBay Inc. President, PayPal Current
Ignite Venture Partners Senior Vice President of Product Development, Technology and Operations at Paypal Current
F5 Networks, Inc. Director Current
Ignite Venture Partners Board of Directors Current
eBay Inc. CTO, PayPal & Senior Vice President Former
Barclays Global Investors Chief Information Officer Former
Visa International Chief Technology Officer Former
PayPal, Inc. CTO & Senior Vice President Former
Visa International Executive Vice President, Systems Group Former
Inovant, LLC Executive Vice President of Technology Former
Cooper's Inc. Partner Former
PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner Former
Stonehill College Bachelor's Degree In Accounting Former

Executive News

  • F5s Landmark BIG-IP v10 Release Delivers Outstanding Value to...

    MSN Money - 8/24/09 - View Story

  • F5s Landmark BIG-IP v10 Release Delivers Outstanding Value to Customers and Increases CapEx and OpEx Savings

    Business Wire - 8/24/09 - View Story

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     FFIV $47.73 -0.73 (-1.51% )
Average Volume 1,484,450
Shares Outstanding 79.27M
Market Cap 3.8B
Year High 50.61
Year Low 18.41
Earnings Per Share 1.14
P/E Ratio 41.87
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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