Corporate History
F5 Networks, originally named F5 Labs, was founded in 1996. F5's first product was a load balancer called BIG-IP. If a server went down or became overloaded, BIG-IP directed traffic away from that server to other servers that could handle the load. In 1999 the company went public and was listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange (NASDAQ: FFIV). Corporate focus is on network intelligence. In 2004, 80% of the F5 business was with Fortune 500 companies.
Using internal development and acquisitions the company extended its reach beyond load balancing, producing a range of products for Application Delivery Networking. These products seek to improve the delivery of the applications by attempting to make them run faster and more securely.
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