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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$607.2M
- Public
- US
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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 & CEORobert W. Johnson
Number of Employees 981
Contact Information
4980 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, California 95054
408-207-1700
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing: 334119
Recent Events
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Today's Gossip Thread: Brocade Deals
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Google backs better web performance
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Brocade Channel Partner Program launches after hype
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Tech Data Brings Brocade IP Networking Solutions To VARs-Brocade IP Networking Solutions Available Through Distribution...
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Brocade Shares Surge on Revenue Beat
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Ian MacLeod Joins Qatalyst Group as Partner and Head of Global Software and Services Investment...
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BT finally begins ADSL2+ rollout
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Extreme racks up switch port density
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Brocade and IBM Extend OEM Relationship to Enterprise IP Networking-Global Agreement Diversifies Brocade Routes to...
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Avaya launches SIP-enabled comms server
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EMC polishes Celerra; Brocade: Convergence slowing
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Brocade Shares Beaten Down After Loss
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Cisco's Blades Could Cut Into Partnerships With HP, IBM
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New buddies say their planned merger is a bet on increased convergence of data centers...
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Slowing Economy Hits Commercial Finance Markets
News & Analysis
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Jazz Semiconductor Named 2008 Foundry Supplier of the Year by Skyworks Solutions
- 2009-02-03
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel & NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Tower Semiconductor, Ltd. (NASDAQ:TSEM)(TASE:TSEM), and its fully owned U.S. subsidiary Jazz Semiconductor, Inc., a leader in Analog-Intensive Mixed-Signal AIMS foundry solutions, announced today that Jazz has received the 2008 Foundry Supplier of the Year Award from Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS), an innovator...
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
Semiconductor Industry Association Applauds Announcement of U.S. Foundry
- 2008-10-07
New Facility Will Boost U.S. Leadership in Semiconductor Technology SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The Semiconductor Industry Association SIA applauded today's announcement by AMD of a new, state-of-the-art foundry to be located in Saratoga County, New York. "The new foundry will help meet the industry's growing demand for state-of-the-art...
Chapter meetings
- 2008-10-01
BRITISH COLUMBIA Oct. 17--"Why Being Connected to AFS is the Key to Success," Leo Baran, AFS, Sheraton Guildford, Surrey, B.C. Nov. 12--"Steel Solidification, Castings Shrinkage and Yield Improvement," John Outten, Foseco Inc., Sheraton Guildford, Surrey, B.C. Dec. 11--AFS Christmas Dinner, Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club, Coquitlam, B.C. Jan. 15--Apprenticeship...
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 ,...
Best and Worst Performing Stocks on Earnings
Seeking Alpha
- 2008-08-19
Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: The average US stock went up 0.34% on the first trading day following their earnings reports during the second quarter reporting period. That's a pretty good number considering the negative sentiment we saw leading up to earnings season. Now that Wal-Mart WMT has...
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%...
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: ViroPharma, Cooper Tire & Rubber, Tesoro Corp., Sonic Foundry and Shutterfly
- 2008-08-04
CHICAGO -- Zacks Equity Research highlights ViroPharma (Nasdaq: VPHM) as the Bull of the Day and Cooper Tire & Rubber (NYSE: CTB) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Tesoro Corp. (NYSE: TSO), Sonic Foundry (Nasdaq: SOFO) and Shutterfly, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFLY). ...
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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