Key Facts

Headquarters

401 Elliot Ave. West

Seattle, WA 98119

Phone: 206-272-5555

Toll-free: 888-882-4447

Fax: 206-272-5556

Ticker Symbol

FFIV

Staff

Population: 792
1 year change: 29.2 percent

Financial

2005 revenue: $281.4 million

1-yr. growth rate: 64.4 percent

F5 Networks

Company Overview

F5 Networks creates products that help companies increase the security and reliability of their networks. The company’s products control site traffic, guiding it away from malfunctioning servers and screening out possible attacks from hackers. F5 also offers products that enable companies to quickly update content on servers in geographically distant locations. Clients include BMW, Rolling Stone, The Motley Fool, Microsoft, Alaska Airlines, and the distributing company Ingram Micro. The company has offices in Seattle, Spokane, and the Washington, D.C., area.