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	Why is your network firewall falling short? Your network is secure, your servers are safe, and you've done everything to protect your network, corporate assets and intellectual property. You have a network firewall, so your perimeter is secure. Your network devices and servers are only accessible through your corporate VPN via two-factor authentication, and all external ports are blocked to non-authenticated traffic. December 15, 2005 - SC Magazine
	F5 Gives VARs An Edge F5 Networks is overhauling its channel strategy, now pledging to turn every sales lead over to a partner before its own field-sales force. November 14, 2005 - CRN
	F5 Mixes SSL VPN With Load Balancing F5 integrates its SSL VPN gear with its load balancing, traffic management hardware. November 7, 2005 - NetworkWorld
	User Gets Flexible Compression BIG-IP allows better compression control over application traffic. October 24, 2005 - NetworkWorld
	F5, Citrix Get Apps Up To Speed F5 introducing Web application firewall module for its application switches. October 24, 2005 - NetworkWorld
	F5 Builds Firewall Into App Management Devices The Application Security Module (ASM) provides users with an application-layer firewall that's designed to protect Web-based systems against buffer overflow attacks, compromises of access-control mechanisms, worms and other problems. October 24, 2005 - ComputerWorld
	F5 Integrates Security Into Application Switch Line The new module adds integrated application firewall to traffic management platform. October 24, 2005 - CRN
	Protecting Applications From Dangerous Traffic BIG-IP Application Security Module offers a uniqueness not commonly found in other application protection systems: It does not rely on a signature database for protection. Instead, it focuses on keeping out unacceptable traffic. October 24, 2005 - CRN
	Peak Performance Solution providers and vendors alike are saying 'Optimize This' as a performance-boosting WAN technology proves it can really deliver. October 17, 2005 - CRN
	F5 begins living up to the promise of its architectural makeover Having introduced TMOS, a traffic management operating system that provides a foundation for multiple types of application delivery modules and extensible hardware support for demanding operations, F5 Networks has begun delivering applications in modular form. The new Application Security Module is a makeover of the MagniFire TrafficShield application-specific firewall. October 13, 2005 - The 451 Group
	F5 Plans to Buy App Accelerator Swan Labs F5 Networks on Tuesday announced its planned acquisition of WAN optimization and application acceleration provider Swan Labs in a $43 million cash deal. September 6, 2005 - Paula Musich
	F5 Snaps Up Swan Labs Swan Labs Corp. has become the latest wide-area network (WAN) specialist to get snapped up by a big-name data center vendor, with F5 Networks Inc. stumping up $43 million for the San Jose, Calif.-based startup. September 7, 2006 - NDCF
	Understanding the Basics of Risk Management Most people wouldn't know security if it bit them on the nose and they haven't wasted many hours of their lives attempting to mitigate that very problem. August 31, 2005 - Enterprise Networks & Servers
	F5 Launches Optimization Portal F5 Networks wants to help customers understand how technology can optimize the performance of Web applications, so the company is hosting an online resource designed to let customers test compression, acceleration and caching technologies for free. August 30, 2005 - NetworkWorld
	F5 CEO Talks Layer 4-7 Growth F5 CEO John McAdam recently spoke with Network World Senior Editor Phil Hochmuth about where the vendor stands in the ever-shifting Layer 4-7/application acceleration market. August 24, 2005 - NetworkWorld
	Power and Policy Adding Jet power to the WAN. July 27, 2005 - TechWorld
	Swan Revamps WAN/WAFS Kit Swan Labs Corp. has taken the next step in its evolution -- and upped the ante against a key rival. July 25, 2005 - Byte and Switch
	WANjet Optimizes, Accelerates, Shapes Swan Labs' new WAN appliances combine techniques to save bandwidth and improve performance. July 25, 2005 - InfoWorld
	Swan Labs Bolsters WAN Traffic Shapers New software keeps data in local memory. July 25, 2005 - NetworkWorld
	Application Acceleration Gets Checkered Flag for Performance As interest in the technology continues to heat up, application acceleration/WAN optimization vendors are launching new wares that boost performance, deliver new encryption capabilities and expand the range of applications that can be improved. July 4, 2005 - Paula Musich
	Nothing But 'Net SSL VPNs provide The Sports Authority, and a growing number of enterprises, with cheaper secure remote connectivity. Will they eventually slam dunk IPSec? June 21, 2005 - Information Security
	Security Focuses on Application Layer F5 Networks' chief executive explains how traffic management tools improve security. May 18, 2005 - ITWeek
	F5's McAdam Talks Big-IP Success Q&A: President and CEO John McAdam says F5 has been able to compete against giants like Cisco and Nortel because his team has "always seen that market as driven by functionality." May 4, 2005 - Paula Musich
	F5 Appliance Boosts End-to-End Performance Over The WAN Company claims device increases end user performance up to five times, improves bandwidth efficiency by up to 400%, and dramatically offloads server processing. April 26, 2005 - Networking Pipeline
	F5 Unveils Application Accelerator F5 Networks introduced performance-leading application acceleration and optimization capabilities designed to speed end-to-end user performance over the WAN and significantly reduce organizations' IT infrastructure costs. April 26, 2005 - NDCF
	F5 Fires Up Powerful SSL VPN Solution The FirePass 4100 appliance from F5 Networks is an impressive and powerful SSL VPN solution. It supports clustering environments up to 10 nodes, allowing up to 20,000 concurrent users-2,000 concurrent users per node-and secure Web-based remote access to corporate applications and desktops. April 19, 2005 - NDCF
	A Gear Maker Strikes Gold SwanSome small tech outfits are noteworthy because of their business strategy, others for the companies they compete against. F5 Networks (FFIV) is known for both. March 22, 2005 - SmartMoney.com
	Sorting Through the Hype of Ubiquitous Secure Remote Access and SSL VPNs Three reasons why ubiquitous secure remote access will never, or more probably shouldn't ever, happen - technology, security and business requirements. March 18, 2005 - SecurityDocs.com
	Web Application Vulnerabilities A enterprises become more tightly locked down at the network level and continue to put more information on the Web, application-level attacks will become increasingly common. March 9, 2005 - ISSA
	F5's BIG-IP^® Wins Editor's Choice Award Our parent company needed a new Layer 7 switch, and we needed a testing scenario. The result was a joint review of content switches from four top names. These devices can dig deep into payloads and have made strides in configurability. See which won our Editor's Choice--and which company received a purchase order from CMP Media. February 11, 2005 - NetworkComputing
	Fine-Tuning of the Internet Companies in the network solutions industry are paving the way for a host of new Internet services and working to make the Web faster and more secure. February 7, 2005 - Investors.com
	SSL VPNs Come of Age We see how six leading appliances measure up to one another and to IPSec. February 7, 2005 - InfoWorld
	More CIOs Give SSL VPNs a Green Light Analysts say SSL VPNs are better suited to the needs of today's growing and increasingly mobile remote workforce. February 2, 2005 - SearchCIO.com
	F5 Adds Speed to Switches Operating system gets upgrade. February 1, 2005 - InfoWorld
	F5 Aims Firepass at SMBs F5 is introducing an SSL VPN appliance called the Firepass 600, designed for small and midsize businesses. February 1, 2005 - NetworkWorldFusion
	F5 Debuts Remote Access Platform For SMBs The new FirePass 600 platform, which provides secure remote access to company networks via a Web browser, supports up to 25 concurrent user sessions and hundreds of users. February 1, 2005 - SmallbizPipeline
	F5 Ignites Competition With Updated FirePass VPN The Seattle-based VPN vendor released its latest high-end secure remote access product for companies, and a new low-end SSL VPN that promises enterprise performance in a product priced for businesses with smaller budgets. February 1, 2005 - SearchNetworking.com
	F5 In Perimeter Play F5 Networks plan to unveil perimeter security devices this week. February 1, 2005 - CRN
	Web Application Security For All New Web application security products are packaging the expertise of consultants into software tools and appliances. February 1, 2005 - NetworkMagazine
	F5 Launches New Big Switch F5 Networks Inc. this week rolls out a high-end version of its Big-IP layers 4-7 switch and updated software that company officials said offers unprecedented speed and a boost in performance. January 28, 2005 - Paula Musich
	F5 Offers Higher Margins Through 'Sweet 16' Promo F5 Networks recently revamped its channel strategy with a new deal-registration program that rewards solution providers for finding new security business. January 17, 2005 - CRN
	FirePass 4100 Series is Information Security's January Hotpic The FirePass 4100 Series SSL VPN provides broad, browser-based application access across a variety of platforms. January 10, 2005 - InformationSecurity
	Schools Improve Bandwidth Students have fast, reliable Internet access, thanks to a traffic-management device. January 8, 2005 - ComNews.com
	F5's BigIP 6400 Version 9 Wins SearchNetworking.com's Product of the Year Judges give product top scores in functionality department. December 23, 2004 - SearchNetworking.com
	F5's FirePass Controller v5.2 Takes Gold as Product of the Year FirePass offers easy integration and network access support to any IP application across multiple platforms. December 23, 2004 - SearchNetworking.com
	F5 Networks CEO Sees Steady Growth Continuing In FY 2004 Seattle's F5 Networks Inc., which reported sequential increases in revenue and profits every quarter in its 2004 fiscal year and is poised to do the same in fiscal 2004. November 30, 2004 - Andrew Garcia
	F5 Offers One-Stop Appliance Service With Version 9, F5 Networks Inc. has overhauled its familiar Big-IP line with new hardware and software to provide the bounty of services that companies used to get from several distinct appliances. November 22, 2004 - Andrew Garcia
	F5 Networks Makes SSL VPNs Easy Updated FirePass 1000 box simplifies browser-based remote access to applications. October 22, 2004 - InfoWorld
	Japan's Leading Systems Integrator Selects F5 Networks' FirePass^® Product for Its Flagship SSL VPN Offering CTC and F5 Networks sign distribution partnership, building upon CTC's success in delivering security products and services to enterprises and service providers. October 18, 2004 - F5 Networks
	The Sports Authority Hits A Home Run With Remote Access Solution FirePass Controller gave the retailer the network and application protection it was looking for. October 15, 2004 - CRN
	Choose Your SSL Vendor Wisely, Says Meta Customers should consider that the vendor they choose might not be around in a year or two. October 7, 2004 - NetworkWorldFusion
	F5 Appliance Extends Remote Access F5 wheeling out new hardware that lets more remote users securely connect simultaneously to corporate networks than past iterations of its product. October 7, 2004 - NetworkWorldFusion
	F5 Fuses Firewall & VPN F5 unveiling new high-end FirePass SSL VPN device combined with its first TrafficShield application firewall. October 7, 2004 - NDCF
	F5 Rolls Out New Firewall And SSL VPN Products are designed to offer application-level protection and better security for wireless, DSL, cable, and dial-up access. October 7, 2004 - CRN
	SSL VPN Firms Talk Up Access 'Everywhere' Product upgrades that aim to drive the goal of making secured remote network access ubiquitous. October 7, 2004 - ComputerWire
	Software Will Be The Future of Networking Approaching the management of application-specific traffic through software rather than hardware can allow fine-tuning for optimum performance. September 29, 2004 - Networking/Telecoms
	F5 Networks Nabs Exec From Rival Foundry F5 Networks Inc. of Seattle has nabbed a respected technologist from one of its competitors. September 15, 2004 - Business Journal
	F5 Offers Integrated Approach To Web Traffic Management F5 Networks launchs new software and hardware aimed at securing and improving the performance of Web and legacy applications. September 15, 2004 - CRN
	Traffic Management Shifting Lanes F5, Redline, Radware offer new products. September 15, 2004 - InfoWorld
	F5 Jams New Tools Into Traffic Manager The many new mechanisms to secure and speed up applications running on networks are heading for consolidation that should make it easier and less expensive to deliver the kind of performance end users want. August 31, 2004 - NetworkWorldFusion
	F5 Redefines Big-IP Line With Buffalo Jump F5 Networks Inc. will next week introduce the long-touted "Buffalo Jump" series of internet traffic management appliances, saying it has rebuilt the platform around a new architecture it has called the Traffic Management Operating System. August 31, 2004 - ComputerBusiness
	Making A Healthy Move Away From IPsec VPN How one healthcare organization dealt with the problem of remote access security. August 20, 2004 - SC Magazine
	Web-Based Server Gives Physicians Remote Access To Data Remote access system allows employees, vendors, and patients to view applications from any Web-enabled device, including PCs and PDAs. July 28, 2004 - Business Solutions
	F5 Acquires MagniFire MagniFire is a technology leader in the web application firewall market and is recognized as a visionary in Gartner's latest Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Firewalls, 2H03. June 2, 2004 - LightReading
	F5 Acquires Web Security Firm F5 Networks is preparing to battle bigger networking companies like Cisco Systems, as it continues to add new security products to its portfolio. June 2, 2004 - NetworkComputing
	F5 Acquires Web Security Firm, Launches Security Business Unit The Seattle-based application traffic management company agreed to acquire MagniFire, a Web application firewall vendor, in a $29 million cash transaction. June 2, 2004 - CRN
	F5 Buys Israeli Firm on the Road to Montreal F5 Networks pays $29m in cash, to broaden its web perimeter security product line from access-oriented SSL VPNs to protection-oriented web firewalls. June 2, 2004 - ComputerBusiness
	F5 Buys Magnifire For $29 Million Purchase of firewall company will enable F5's architecture to spot attacks on Web-based applications. June 2, 2004 - InfoWorld
	F5 Buys Magnifire for $29 million - NetworkWorldFusion The company will add MagniFire's TrafficShield security appliance to its Application Traffic Management architecture, allowing companies to spot attacks on Web-based applications, F5 said in a statement. June 2, 2004 - NetworkWorldFusion
	F5 Networks Acquires Leading Web Security Company F5 Executes On Its Promise Of Delivering Enterprise Application Security Through Acquisition Of MagniFire WebSystems. June 2, 2004 - DowJones Newswires
	F5 Networks Picks Up Another Security Start-up F5 Networks is preparing to battle bigger networking companies like Cisco Systems, as it continues to add new security products to its portfolio. June 2, 2004 - CNetNews.com
	Secure Remote Access for Online Users - Product Analysis F5 Networks supplies products that provide reliable solutions that ensure high degrees of availability and security. May 26, 2004 - TCN
	Finding a Home for Application Security Although there are several alternatives for where to conduct application security in an enterprise, there is one logical location: traffic-management and application switches. May 18, 2004 - Windows Server System
	10 Best Bet Technologies From presence to Ultra Wideband, Network Magazine picks the technologies that will transform your network over the next five years. May 7, 2004 - Network Magazine
	F5 Networks Posts Record Sales F5 Networks pushs second-quarter revenue to a record $40.6 million and beat Wall Street's profit expectations. April 22, 2004 - TheStreet.com
	F5 Brings Developers, Customers Together Program boasts online marketing, price breaks, technical assistance. April 21, 2004 - ChannelWEB
	F5 Ignites Channel Program Support F5 Networks last week unveiled enhancements to its channel program in support of its flagship FirePass SSL VPN solution. April 21, 2004 - ChannelWEB
	Stay Connected On The Road FirePass Controller lets employees, customers and partners securely and reliably access authorized applications from any Web-enabled device, from any location. April 21, 2004 - ComNews.com
	Key Benefits of Adding Traffic Management Software To Blade Servers A blade system without blade controller software would be like Kennedy airport without air traffic control. April 6, 2004 - BladeLetter
	Remote Network Access ... Without The Headaches Integrator Milestone Systems cuts manufacturing company's network maintenance and administration costs with a clientless VPN (virtual private network). March 18, 2004 - Business Solutions
	MagniFire Updates Web Infrastructure Security Product MagniFire Websystems plans to ship an updated security gateway appliance that features easier setup and stronger protection. March 3, 2004 - Security Pipeline
	MagniFire Updates Web Infrastructure Security Product - CRN MagniFire Websystems plans to ship an updated security gateway appliance that features easier setup and stronger protection. March 3, 2004 - CRN
	Arsenal Of Security Tools Debuts At Demo Conference MagniFire Websystems' version 2.5 of Traffic Shield protects Web applications. February 23, 2004 - InternetWeek
	DEMO 2004 Reflects IT Security Concerns Document security and guarding applications rule show. February 23, 2004 - InfoWorld
	MagniFire Updates Web Gateway MagniFire WebSystems Inc. has released an updated version of its TrafficShield Web application gateway appliance that includes new security features and easier setup. February 23, 2004 - ComputerWorld
	MagniFire upgrades TrafficShield Firewall For Web App Protection TrafficShield 2.5 introduces key features that make it a comprehensive and user-friendly web security gateway solution. February 23, 2004 - Dave Chappelle
	Do You Believe in Magic Quadrants? By any measure, Gartner's vendor-ranking system has made its mark. February 9, 2004 - NetworkWorldFusion
	F5 Networks' Firepass Accelerates Remote Access, Cuts Overhead Remote access has become a vital necessity in business. February 2, 2004 - CRN
	Array Networks Falters Where F5 Flies In SSL VPN Standoff Array Networks falters where F5 flies in SSL VPN standoff. December 12, 2003 - InfoWorld
	F5 Eyes Bigger SSL-VPN Share F5 Networks is getting ready to shake up the fast-growing Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) segments of the virtual private networks (VPN) market. December 12, 2003 - ACW
	F5 Networks Builds Acquisition War Chest F5 Networks recently completed a $120.3 million stock offering to increase its flexibility to make potential future acquisitions. December 12, 2003 - CorporateFinancingWeek
	Large Accounts, Security Concerns Drive F5, CEO Says Revenue is expected to increase again in the 2004 fiscal first quarter. December 12, 2003 - DowJones-Newswires
	Integrate the Network With .NET Achieve high availability, security, and faster application development for your Web services. December 2, 2003 - WindowsServerSystem
	F5 Ready To Buy Rather Than Sell F5 Networks Inc. is looking to make acquisitions that will give the Seattle company a larger share of the network-traffic management and security markets. December 1, 2003 - Business Journal
	Crankin' Up The Heat: New Application Firewalls New Web application firewalls give you the chance to burn Port 80 hackers. November 11, 2003 - NetworkWorldFusion
	Failure Was Not An Option Combining blade server technology with software creates a unified computing platform. October 10, 2003 - ComNews.com
	MagniFire Introduces Web Application Security Appliance MagniFire Websystems this week introduced a web application security appliance designed for financial services companies. October 1, 2003 - InternetWeek
	FirePass VPN Controller Taps SSL F5 Networks Inc. on Monday will try to put a stake in the heart of IP Sec as a client-side VPN technology with a new alternative that delivers greater flexibility and control. September 26, 2003 - Paula Musich
	F5 Rolls Out Evaluation Program To Partners Traffic management vendor F5 Networks Tuesday launched a new program aimed at putting low-cost evaluation units in the hands of solution providers. September 16, 2003 - CRN
	Load-Balancing Devices Grow Up While layer 4-7 switch vendors have been loading features onto their boxes, a second set oof smaller players has focused on WAN traffic management. September 8, 2003 - ChannelWeb
	Layer-7 Load Balancers Pack New Punch Next-generation switches combine layer-7 intelligence and security to optimize the data center. September 4, 2003 - NetworkMagazine
	MagniFire Introduces TrafficShield Product uses security logic to protect Web applications and the Web infrastructure from both known and unknown attacks. September 1, 2003 - Bank Systems & Technology
	MagniFire Launches Company, Takes Aim At Channel Strategy MagniFire broadenS its horizons beyond its European operations to officially fire-up its operations in New York. August 27, 2003 - ChannelLine
	F5 Networks Expand Their Capabilities F5 will be delivering products that create "application aware networks" to enable customers to direct traffic based on their exact business requirements. August 20, 2003 - IT-Director.com
	California Gets Strict On Privacy A new law in the Golden State requires companies with even a single California customer to report any personal data breach to the affected parties, or be subject to civil penalties. August 18, 2003 - Insurance & Technology
	MagniFire Wants to Secure Your Web Apps MagniFire Websystems has just launched TrafficShield, an "appliance" designed to secure Web applications at the application level. August 18, 2003 - NetworkWorldFusion
	Magnifire TrafficShield MagniFire is the first to protect web based applications and infrastructure with the same comprehensiveness and efficiency of a network firewall protecting the network infrastructure. August 12, 2003 - LinuxSecurity
	MagniFire Secures Web Apps TrafficShield^™, uses positive security logic to protect web applications and the web infrastructure behind them from both known and unknown attacks. August 11, 2003 - LightReading
	Basel Committee Calls For Better E-banking Security Management The rapid growth of e-banking in recent years has created a wealth of new banking products and services, but has also increased banks' exposure to financial and legal risks. July 23, 2003 - InfoWorld
	Committee Calls For Better E-banking Management An influential international banking committee issued a report Tuesday calling for better security and management of electronic banking by the world's financial institutions. July 23, 2003 - ComputerWorld
	Online Banking In SA Was A Time-bomb Waiting To Go Off South African bank Absa has been criticised for its handling of a series of raids its Internet banking service that have seen hundreds of thousands of rand disappearing from its customers' accounts. July 23, 2003 - The Register
	Disaster Recovery With Global Area Traffic Management From power outages to terrorist threats, providing site redundancy along with the ability to immediately shift user traffic to those backup sites is a critical step for organizations deploying their mission critical Web services. July 21, 2003 - Homeland Defense
	Online Commerce Is More Secure Than It Ever Was Many people still believe their personal information is at greater risk online than off. That simply isn't true. July 21, 2003 - Business Journal
	Application Firewalls 'Good Enough' For Web Services Security concerns are still one of the main reasons customers are holding back on Web services deployments. July 16, 2003 - SearchNetworking.com
	Protect Web Applications from Abuse and Misuse Companies deploy B2B applications and e-commerce sites without considering the underlying security of the application code. July 7, 2003 - NetworkMagazine
	Balancing Act When real estate listing service NWMLS switched to multihoming, it found that a load-balancing solution was also necessary. May 5, 2003 - ComNews.com
	F5 and Consera Map Apps on Servers F5 Networks Inc. and startup Consera Software Inc. both are rolling out new and enhanced software designed to help corporations more easily manage, monitor and provision their server infrastructures. May 5, 2003 - Jeffrey Burt
	Clientless VPN The difference between uRoam's FirePass and competitive offerings, is its ability to deliver on that promise via multiple hardware platforms. May 1, 2003 - InformationSecurity
	F5 Bests Radware In WAN-link Manager Duel Link Controller flies through tests while LinkProof flounders. April 29, 2003 - InfoWorld
	URoam Upgrades SSL VPN Appliance Version 3.5 offers greater security and control for IT managers. March 31, 2003 - ComputerWorld
	Week in Security Network Associates' troubles, Symantec fights spam. March 28, 2003 - CRN
	SAP Selects uRoam's Newly Released FirePass 3.5 Software uRoam announced the availability of FirePass software release 3.5 for the FirePass 1000/4000 server, an SSL VPN appliance. March 24, 2003 - HNS
	URoam Policies Restrict Remote Access Company upgrades software on SSL-based remote-access box. March 24, 2003 - NetworkWorldFusion
	URoam Plans Clientless VPN Software URoam plans late this month to release software for its VPN appliance to allow users to access a network without a specialized client. March 14, 2003 - InternetWeek
	NWMLS and F5 Networks Provide Faster Connectivity to MLS Data Application traffic management key to Web services. March 11, 2003 - RealtyTimes
	Preventing SQL Injections Several steps that you can take to reduce the possibility of a SQL injection attack against your database. March 11, 2003 - SearchSecurity.com
	Test Center: Carrying a Bigger Load F5 Networks beefs up its BIG-IP load balancer to take on a greater security role. March 3, 2003 - InformationSecurity
	F5 BIG-IP 520 Server Appliance 4.5 Active load balancing puts applications in control. February 17, 2003 - Alan Zeichick, New Architect
	Hacker Insurance Set To Rocket Value of hacker policies still unclear though, warn analysts. February 14, 2003 - VNUnet
	Patching Negligence Can Get You Sued Downstream liability is all about the liability an enterprise could incur if its unsecured systems are used as part of a distributed denial-of-service attack. February 12, 2003 - SearchSecurity.com
	MacReport Interview With John McAdam F5 is a leading provider of Application Traffic Management solutions designed to improve the availability, performance and security of mission-critical Internet-based servers and applications. February 11, 2003 - MacReport
	Market Drivers For E-Business Defense Technology Prospects for technologies that protect online businesses from external attack have ignited high hopes, but this nascent market has been slow to develop. January 25, 2003 - Business Communications Review
	Major Changes for Big-IP F5 Networks has rewritten its Big-IP OS and introduced application-traffic management, a new concept in load-balancing to make those tasks possible. January 23, 2003 - NetworkComputing
	Big-IP Delves Deep Into Data F5 Networks Inc.'s Big-IP 4.5 joins a growing list of products that offer to move security, high availability, and other connection and user decisions away from servers and applications and into special-purpose appliances. January 13, 2003 - Cameron Sturdevant
	F5 Balances Blade Loads The F5's Big-IP Blade Controller software, which installs directly onto one of the blades in a rack, is designed to be an integral piece of the blade ecosystem. January 10, 2003 - InfoWorld
	F5 Spreads Load Balancing Across ISPs F5 Networks Inc. will extend its lead in link load balancing technology this week with new options for enterprises looking to safeguard their connections to increasingly complex networks. December 9, 2002 - Paula Musich
	Under Control Route control customers say they're experiencing unexpected benefits. December 2, 2002 - NetworkWorldFusion
	Doing Data Detail F5's latest iteration of its Big-IP product line builds on an already great load balancer. November 29, 2002 - InfoWorld
	Dow Jones News F5 Networks hopes its next-generation Internet traffic management software will strengthen its position against rival Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO). November 15, 2002 - Dow Jones News
	F5 Enters Deep Packet Fray If there is a market for application and content-aware switching, F5 Networks will be amongst the first know. October 21, 2002 - InfoWorld
	F5 Revs Up Big-IP Load Balancing F5 Revs Up Big-IP Load Balancing. October 21, 2002 - CRN
	F5 Unveils New Web Traffic Management Technology Latest version of "BIG-IP" allows network operators to install a system that will optimize application Internet traffic. October 21, 2002 - F5 Networks
	New Switch Improves IP Application Management BIG-IP software, adding the ability to manage data for any IP-based application over a variety of newer network protocols. October 18, 2002 - ComputerWorld
	Link Load Balancers Smooth Web Traffic As organizations move to the Internet to deliver their business-critical applications, maintaining only one link to the public network represents a single point of failure. September 16, 2002 - NetworkWorldFusion
	F5 Sharpens 'Blade' In Search For Profitability F5 Networks Inc. finds ways to keep its head above water. September 4, 2002 - Jeff Meisner
	Networking Under The Microscope A close-up look at key networking technology and product trends as they apply to the life sciences. August 31, 2002 - Salvatore Salamone
	Balancing The Load ... Globally Global Server Load Balancing takes the functionality that network-based local load balancing offers and extends it across the Internet. August 9, 2002 - Allan Liska
	F5 Builds Web Services Functions Into Network Devices F5's products allow applications to control the traffic management functions of their networks without manual intervention. August 9, 2002 - Liam Eagle
	Balancing Dynamic Web Services Content To make working with dynamic content easier, F5 Networks offers version 2.1 of their iControl Software Development Kit (SDK). July 31, 2002 - Logan G. Harbaugh
	ECDN 101: Advanced Topics in ECDNs The ultimate goal of the ECDN is to guarantee that users can successfully access the mission-critical content and applications of the enterprise. July 9, 2002 - Jim Ni
	Cover Your Assets, Web Style Exposing your infrastructure to the Internet can be deadly. July 8, 2002 - NetworkComputing
	ECDN 101: Building Blocks for Enterprise Content Delivery Networks ECDNs consist of multiple components, but at a minimum, they should contain caching, content redirection technologies (local and global redirection/load balancers) and content distribution and synchronization functionality. July 2, 2002 - Jim Ni
	ECDN 101: Tying the ECDN Infrastructure Together In order for the ECDN to work properly, businesses need to gain maximum ROI from the enterprise network with full scalability for future network growth. July 2, 2002 - Jim Ni
	F5 Focuses On Traffic Management F5 CEO John McAdam talks about creating a need for a new approach to networking. May 24, 2002 - InfoWorld
	F5 To Deliver Crucial Blade Platform Big-IP Blade Controller Is one of its best chances for big sales growth in the second half of the year. May 24, 2002 - ComputerWire
	Infrastructure Creed: Faster, Smarter, Stronger F5's Infrastructure Product of the Year, the Big-IP 5000, is smarter than some people we know. May 24, 2002 - NetworkComputing
	N+I: Internet Traffic Management Tools Gain Edge F5 Networks announced the availability of its BIG-IP Blade Controller for blade servers. May 24, 2002 - InfoWorld
	N+I: Web Traffic Company Wants To Make 'The BIOS of Blades' If blade servers take off, they will need traffic management software on board. F5 aims to put its software on blades from all the leading players. May 24, 2002
	Products Of The Year Among the thousands of new products that appeared in 2001, the editors of Network Magazine recognize 31 that stand out from the rest. May 24, 2002 - NetworkMagazine
	The State of the Network Union 'Optimism in the face of upheaval' is the message six luminaries have for the industry. May 24, 2002 - NetworkWorldFusion
	Transaction Satisfaction Global load balancers can boost performance of e-business sites, providing with a better experience. April 24, 2002 - Margie Semilof
	Enterprise Content Delivery Networks (ECDN): An Overview Infrastructure that lets companies deliver rich digital media to employees, vendors, partners and customers worldwide, in the fastest amount of time at the lowest possible cost. April 15, 2002 - Jim Ni
	Fight Server Overload The BIG-IP is a high-end, mature product with a broad feature set and loads of capacity. April 12, 2002 - InfoWorld
	Survivors: Big Shifts In Strategies Keep Tech Firms Afloat If the technology community once revered companies with expensive stocks, that adulation is now reserved for another breed: the survivor. March 4, 2002 - Monica Soto
	Internet Insight: Smart, Safe and Speedy Intelligent content switches are arriving in time to relieve server farms. March 1, 2002 - Brian Ploskina
	F5 Launches Enterprise Push F5 Networks is set to consolidate its channel with the launch of a partner programme next month as it sets its sights on enterprise customers. February 26, 2002
	How MSNBC Beefed Up Its Web Site For The Olympics With the Olympics home page on its Web site, MSNBC is glad it pumped up its site for the onrush of traffic. February 21, 2002 - NetworkWorldFusion
	Tales Of The Tape F5 Networks Seeks Top-Cop Status. February 19, 2002 - DowJones NewsWire
	Building A Strong Foundation For SIP-Based Networks Carriers looking for ways to tap into the tremendous market potential for terminating PC and phone-based, SIP-based voice and data traffic to the public switched telephone network (PSTN). February 4, 2002
	F5 Connects To HP's OpenView F5 Networks announces Hewlett-Packard's OpenView management tools will work with its BIG-IP Web traffic management products. February 4, 2002 - NetworkWorldFusion
	Web-Friendly Switch Designed to be both the heart and mind of an Internet data center, the F5 Big-IP 5000 is a versatile, high-performance switch with Layer 2 through 7 features. February 2, 2002
	F5 Supports ISA Server F5 Networks says it will support and interoperate with Microsoft's Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000. January 24, 2002
	CDN Switching Adds Flexibility CDN switching lets organizations take advantage of shared public services, and lets them leverage those shared services when they wish. January 14, 2002 - NetworkWorldFusion
	Cover Your E-Assets Traditional insurance companies are now starting to offer protection for e-business or "cyberinsurance". July 16, 2001
	SSL In The Driver's Seat A single Internet protocol has almost single handedly increased e-commerce by making secured transactions possible -- introducing SSL. November 13, 2000
	Emerging Companies: Balancing Act Proves Profitable for Start-U F5 Network's globally distributed PC servers balance large Web server loads. October 28, 1999 - ComputerWorld