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Foundry Networks Inc.

(FDRY) is in the Technology Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$607.2M

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Foundry Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security, and application traffic management solutions including edge and backbone Ethernet switches, Web and content-aware application switches, network-wide security solutions, wireless LAN and access points, wide area access routers and internet provider edge and service provider core MPLS routers. Foundry's 10,400 customers includes the world's premier ISPs, Metro service providers, and enterprises including e-commerce sites, universities, entertainment, healthcare, government, financial, manufacturing companies, technology, and high-performance computing (HPC) sites.

Chairman, President & CEO

Robert W. Johnson

Number of Employees 981

Contact Information

4980 Great America Parkway

Santa Clara, California 95054

www.foundrynet....

408-207-1700

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing: 334119

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AFS participates in World Foundry Congress

- 2008-04-01

The American Foundry Society AFS recently sent staff to represent the North American metalcasting industry at the World Foundrymen Organization's 68th World Foundry Congress in Chennai, India, Feb. 7-10. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The theme for this year's congress was "Cast for Competitive Edge," and Tom Prucha, AFS vice president...

Tags: Foundry Networks Inc., India, MARKETING, Strategy, U.S. Congress
Calendar of events

- 2008-02-01

February February 18-19--AFS Foundry Environmental 101, The Crown Plaza Atlanta Airport Hotel, Atlanta. March March 4-6--AFS Cast Iron Filling, Feeding & Gating Workshop, Hilton Garden Inn O'Hare, Des Haines, Ill. March 9-12--ICI Spring Management Meeting, Hilton Hotel and Resort, Orlando, Fla. March 9-12--NADCA Executive Conference,...

Tags: Atlanta, conference, Foundry Networks Inc., Hilton Hotels Corp., MARKETING, Strategy
Lancaster University Implements Foundry Bigiron RX Switches As Part Of A GBP200 Million Rebuild Project; Lancaster University standardises on Foundry switch technology; New infrastructure installed to cope with huge Internet demands.

- 2007-06-01

M2 PRESSWIRE-1 June 2007-FOUNDRY NETWORKS: Lancaster University Implements Foundry Bigiron RX Switches As Part Of A GBP200 Million Rebuild Project; Lancaster University standardises on Foundry switch technology; New infrastructure installed to cope with huge Internet demandsC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:31052007 ...

Tags: Foundry Networks Inc., INTERNET, Lancaster University, Leadership, MARKETING, NETWORKING, TELECOMMUNICATIONS
U.S. EPA staff tour plants to learn about metalcasting sand

- 2007-02-01

Staff members from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA received a first-hand look at the metalcasting process when they toured AB&I Foundry, Oakland, Calif., and Pacific Steel Casting Co., Berkely, Calif., on Dec. 1, 2006. These tours were arranged as part of the ongoing beneficial reuse initiative and served as...

Tags: California, Foundry Networks Inc., MARKETING, Strategy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Metalcasting Congress set for May 2007

- 2006-11-01

The 111th Metalcasting Congress is set for May 15-18, in Houston, by the American Foundry Society and the North American Die Casting Association. During the event, more than 140 technical and management presentations will be held to give metalcasters the latest technology, ongoing research, and management tools. More than...

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Sonic Foundry receives grant from U.S. Department of Justice.(Brief Article)

- 2003-10-27

Sonic Foundry Inc. (Nasdaq:SOFO) has announced it has been awarded a grant from the United States Department of Justice. The $496,000 grant will fund an 18-month project in which Sonic Foundry will examine how state and local law enforcement agencies can better process and manage audio...

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Madison, Wis.-Based Software Firm Sonic Foundry Plans to Sell Some Assets.

- 2002-12-18

By Judy Newman, The Wisconsin State Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 18--Sonic Foundry is negotiating to sell parts of the company to erase its debt, Rimas Buinevicius, chairman and chief executive officer, said Tuesday. It's too soon to...

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Fast, Cheap and in Control

- 2002-11-11

Byline: ANTHONY CRUPI A lightning-fast Ethernet standard originally developed to run over fiber networks could soon be made to run over copper cabling, depending on the outcome of this month's Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE conference. According to Joe Tomasello, product marketing manager, Foundry Networks, should...

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NAB2002 News Summary Through April 10; Exhibitor News and Information Now Available Online

- 2002-04-10

Business/Technology & Entertainment Writers NAB 2002 LAS VEGAS--BUSINESS WIRE--April 10, 2002 National Association of Broadcasters NAB exhibitor news and information is available online at www.nab.org/conventions/nab2002/press/. Listed below is the NAB2002 news summary through Wednesday, April 10: APR 10,2002 8:01...

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Casting Congress Call for Papers.(from American Foundry Society)(Brief Article)

- 2001-07-01

The Quality Systems Committee of the American Foundry Society AFS is. issuing a call for papers to be presented at the 106th Casting Congress, to be held May 4-8, 2002 in Kansas City, MO. Quality professionals, researchers and suppliers are encouraged to submit...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
Karl Triebes	Chief Technical Officer, Vice President, Engineering
Timothy D. Heffner	CFO & Vice President, Finance, Admin
Woody Akin	Senior Vice President, Sales, Worldwide
Bob Schiff	Vice President & General Manager, Security
Ivy Hsu	Vice President & General Manager
James Brear	Vice President, US Sales
John Burger	Vice President, Engineering
Ken K. Cheng	Vice President, Marketing
Lisa McGill	Vice President, HR
Neal M. Harris	Vice President, Layer 4, 7 Application Switching & Management Sales, North America
Paul Twombly	Vice President-Customer Service-IT
Richard Bridges	Vice President, Operations
Terry N. Wright	Vice President, Sales, Western Reg, North America
Herr M. Mogl	Director, Sales, Marketing
Philippe Levy	Director, Marketing
Smita Deshpande	Director, Marketing
Michael Iburg	Treasurer

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
Robert W. Johnson	Chairman, President & CEO
Alan L. Earhart	Board of Directors
Alfred J. Amoroso	Board of Directors
Andrew K. Ludwick	Board of Directors
C. Nicholas Keating	Board of Directors
J. Steven Young	Board of Directors

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Chairman, President & CEO	Current
Arc Rubber	Current President	Current
Mimix	Vice President, Worldwide Sales	Current
Robert W. Johnson & Associates	Owner	Current
Customer Manufacturing Group	Consultant	Current
Arc Rubber	Arc Rubber	Current
The Scholar Group, Inc		Current
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP		Current
ViaSat, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Link-16 and International	Director	Current
Viasat	Director	Current
Hifn Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Phoenix Technologies Ltd.	Chief Executive Officer	Former
Tri-Data, Inc.	CEO	Former
Tri-Data, Inc.	president	Former
Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.	General Manager of Internetworking	Former
International Business Machines Corporation	developer	Former
Dartmouth College	tenure, track professor	Former
Hifn Inc.	Accountant	Former
The Dial Corporation		Former
Lakeview Technology, Inc.		Former
Harvard Law School	J.D.	Former
Stanford University	PhD	Former
Columbia Business School	M.B.A.	Former
University of Toledo	MBA program	Former
Harvard Business School	M.B.A.	Former
University of California, Berkeley	MBA	Former
San Jose State University	Master of Arts degree in Applied Economics	Former
Stanford University	M.S. Degrees In Electrical Engineering	Former
University of San Francisco	BSBA degree in Finance	Former
University of Michigan	BBA degree	Former
Baruch College	Bba Degree In Economics	Former
Stanford University	B.S.	Former
Santa Clara University	degree in economics	Former
University of Toledo	Degree In Mechanical Engineering	Former
Arc Rubber	Vice President	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
Foundry Networks, Inc.	CFO & Vice President, Finance, Admin	Current
Dg Fastchannel, Inc.		Former
Tri-Data, Inc.		Former

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Senior Vice President, Sales, Worldwide	Current
University of Colorado	BS degree	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President & General Manager, Security	Current
Lantern Communications, Inc.	senior director	Former
Stanford University	MSEE	Former
Cornell University	BSEE	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President & General Manager	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President, US Sales	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President, Engineering	Current
Silicon Graphics, Inc.		Former
Arizona State University	B.S. in Electrical Engineering	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President, Marketing	Current
Dg Fastchannel, Inc.	Chief Operating Officer	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President, HR	Current
PricewaterhouseCoopers		Former
Pepperdine University	Bachelor's of Science degree in Business Management and plans to begin her MBA program	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President, Layer 4, 7 Application Switching & Management Sales, North America	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President-Customer Service-IT	Current
NICE Systems Ltd.		Former

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President, Operations	Current
Plantronics, Inc.		Former
Stanford University	bachelors degree	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President, Sales, Western Reg, North America	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Director, Sales, Marketing	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Director, Marketing	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Director, Marketing	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Treasurer	Current

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

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

Organization	Position	Status
Zebra Technologies Corporation	Board of Directors	Current
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

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

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

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Bobby R. Johnson Jr.

Chairman, President, and CEO

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