Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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CONTACT:
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Investor Relations |
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John Eldridge |
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(206) 272-6571 |
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j.eldridge@f5.com |
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Public Relations |
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Alane Moran |
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(206) 272-6850 |
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a.moran@f5.com |
F5 Networks Completes Acquisition of Swan Labs
SEATTLE, WA—October 4, 2005—F5 Networks (Nasdaq: FFIV), the global leader in Application
Delivery Networking, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Swan Labs
Corporation, a leading provider of WAN (Wide Area Network) optimization and application
acceleration solutions. F5 announced the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire Swan Labs
on September 6, 2005.
Headquartered in San Jose, California, Swan Labs brings to F5 a talented and experienced product
development team and a seasoned sales force. Combined with F5’s industry-leading Application
Delivery Networking solutions, Swan Labs’ network and application optimization technologies will be
part of an integrated framework designed to optimize the security, performance and availability of
Web-based applications for any user on any browser-based device, including branch office PCs,
remote laptops, PDAs and public terminals.
About F5 Networks
F5 Networks is the global leader in Application Delivery Networking. F5 provides solutions that
make applications secure, fast and available for everyone, helping organizations get the most out
of their investment. By adding intelligence and manageability into the network to offload
applications, F5 optimizes applications and allows them to work faster and consume fewer resources.
F5’s extensible architecture intelligently integrates application optimization, protection for the
application and the network, and delivers application reliability – all on one universal platform.
The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with offices worldwide. For more information go to www.f5.com.
This press release contains forward looking statements relating to future events or
future financial performance that involve risks and uncertainties, such as the statement regarding
integration of Swan’s technology into a framework for optimizing Web-based applications. Forward
looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,”
“plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the
negative of such terms or comparable terms. These statements are only predictions and actual
results could differ materially from those anticipated in these statements based upon a number of
factors including those identified in the Company’s filings with the SEC.
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