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Will F5’s Security Push Reach Firewall ‘Perimeter’?

Following a rebound year, F5 Networks touts security products as the main engine that will keep its revenue growing at double-digit rates. One question on Wall Street, though, is whether F5 Networks’ (FFIV) security push will expand from the data center, where F5’s application delivery controllers (ADCs) give it the inside track to win add-on business, to corporate firewalls that sit between private networks and the Internet. F5 Networks is the

F5 Networks Unveils ADC-As-A-Service Strategy

Data center gear maker F5 Networks (FFIV) aims to expand into the cloud, offering ADC-as-a-service to enterprise customers. F5 Networks outlined the hybrid cloud strategy, initially focusing on security products, at its investor day in New York on Thursday. Seattle-based F5 Networks is the No. 1 seller of application delivery controllers, which direct data traffic to computer servers. ADCs optimize server workloads in corporate and telecom data

F5 Networks Fiscal Q4 Tops Views, CEO To Retire

Data center gear maker F5 Networks (FFIV) late Wednesday reported fiscal Q4 earnings and revenue above views and said CEO John McAdam plans to retire in about a year. McAdam will stay on as nonexecutive board chairman, the company said. McAdam has been CEO since 2000. F5 Network stock was up more than 3.5% in early trading in the stock market today, near 121. Seattle-based F5 Networks sells application delivery controllers that direct data traffic