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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. JohnsonNumber of Employees 981
Contact Information
4980 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, California 95054
408-207-1700
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NAICS Code Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing: 334119
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Tech Roundup: IBM Opens Foundry, Sun Partners Microsoft, Server Energy Ratings, More
BNET
- 2008-11-12
IBM to open foundry to chip design firms; Blu-ray prices keep tumbling; Dell slow on new products; Energy Star server ratings coming;and Sun and Microsoft in a marketing deal by Erik Sherman
Top 10 Networking Stocks
Seeking Alpha
- 2008-09-17
Sramana Mitra submits: The phenomenal trends of online video through YouTube, video conferencing, and online entertainment are driving the networking industry. Here’s my list of the top 10 networking stocks. 1. Cisco CSCO by Sramana Mitra
Infonetics Research: Big quarter for IP router vendors Cisco, Juniper, Huawei, Fujitsu, Foundry, NEC
- 2008-09-03
Worldwide sales of service provider IP core and edge routers continue at a fast clip, reports communications market research firm Infonetics Research , with manufacturer revenue up 17% quarter-over-quarter in 2Q08 and 40% year-over-year from 2Q07. Infonetics' quarterly report, Service Provider Routers and Switches ,...
Brocade's Corporate Development Chief: Networking Co. Can Compete with Anyone
Seeking Alpha
- 2008-08-10
Tech Confidential submits: Shortly after T.J. Grewal took the role of vice president of corporate development at Brocade Communications Systems Inc. BRCD in August 2004, the storage technology company struck what was at that time its biggest acquisition -- the $713 million acquisition of smaller rival McData Corp....
Networking Roundup: Foundry, Nortel and Alcatel
Seeking Alpha
- 2008-08-06
Sramana Mitra submits: I had earlier discussed in my Online Video Beneficiaries series consolidation among the networking dwarfs so that they can be stronger competition for Cisco CSCO. On July 21, Brocade announced plans to acquire Foundry FDRY for $3 billion. Foundry’s shares jumped more than 30%...
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 ...
METALCASTING BRIEFS
- 2005-06-01
Anonymous Foundry Management & Technology 06-01-2005 METALCASTING BRIEFS Byline: Anonymous Volume: 133 Number: 6 ISSN: 03608999 Publication Date: 06-01-2005 Page: 5 Section: METALCASTING BRIEFS Type: Periodical Language: English U.S. EPA Region 5 has issued an administrative consent order to Citation Corp. to melt only clean scrap at its...
The race is on to become the vendor of choice for unified networks
- 2004-05-01
Increasingly, the network edge must be capable of supporting voice, simple devices, and wireless network connectivity as well as the conventional equipment and the head of networking needs to look to a unified access strategy that incorporates MI these and applies similar standards of security, network management and quality of...
Cardiff University picks Foundry for 10-GigE.(United Kingdom)
- 2003-09-01
Cardiff University, one of the United Kingdom's top ten universities, in partnership with the University of Wales College of Medicine UWCM, has chosen Foundry Networks to supply intelligent switching and routing systems for its new combined network, one of the largest and most advanced IT infrastructure...
Foundry Networks LAN Switch wins China Computerworld's Product of The
- 2003-04-10
Nasdaq-listed Foundry Networks, provider of solutions for end-to- end switching and routing, announced that Foundry's FastIron 4802 LAN switch was named "Product of The Year" for 2001 by China Computerworld in the Layer 3 Switch category based on a variety of criteria including hardware design, manageability, features, scalability, and performance....
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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