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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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Foundry Group Bets On Next Big Sound For Online Music Analytics
PaidContent
- 2009-10-01
Next Big Sound, an online music analytics startup, has raised an undisclosed round of funding from VC firm Foundry Group. Next Big Sound pulls data from online sites, including iLike, Last.fm, and MySpace, to track changes in a band’s popularity. Users can either search for the name of a...
VMware Ready to Challenge Microsoft With SpringSource, Cloud Foundry
BNET
- 2009-08-20
VMware has finally joined Microsoft, IBM and Oracle as one of the four horsemen in the market for platforms for building, running and managing corporate and cloud applications. With its SpringSource acquisition, VMware can now compete with specialized platform-as-a-service offerings like Microsoft's Azure. In addition, SpringSource's introduction of Cloud Foundry...
SpringSource Acquires Cloud Foundry, Launches New Cloud Platform
BNET
- 2009-08-19
Coming off of its own acquisition by VMware, SpringSource, a provider of Java application infrastructure and management software, has announced its acquisition of Cloud Foundry and a new SpringSource cloud offering based on the Cloud Foundry technology.Coming off of its own acquisition by VMware, SpringSource, a provider of Java application...
Benefits Of Foundry ERP Software Solution
BNET
- 2009-06-21
Foundry ERP Solution is specially designed for foundry industries and hence all terminology, menu and reports designed especially suitable for foundry industries. This specialization empower small & medium foundry members to shape up their organization with all benefit of best prevailing business practice & standard automatically, once they implement Foundry...
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...
Sample Foundry & Machine Shop Products Sales Representative Cover Letter
BNET
- 2009-01-01
Use this template as a cover letter to apply for the post of foundry and machine shop products sales representative. A foundry and machine shop products sales representative cover letter is the key to the door opening for you as an employee who calls on and solicits contracts from industrial...
Sample Foundry Metallurgist Cover Letter
BNET
- 2009-01-01
Use this template as a cover letter to apply for the post of foundry metallurgist. The applicant in this foundry metallurgist cover letter acknowledges his training and experience conducting research to develop and improve various methods of sand molding, melting, alloying, and the pouring of metals. All foundry metallurgist cover...
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...
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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