SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 8, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Foundry Networks(r), Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, today announced that NutriSystem (Nasdaq:NTRI), a leading provider of weight management products and services, selected Foundry's ServerIron(r) high-performance application acceleration and switching solutions to efficiently deliver online weight loss management tools and ordering to hundreds of thousands of health conscious customers. Foundry's application delivery solutions allowed NutriSystem to cater to the demands of its rapidly growing customer base by implementing a scalable and high-performance online application for order entry.
Today, more organizations rely on the Internet and online Web-based applications to conduct business as end-user demand for Internet-based commerce continues to rise. NutriSystem quickly recognized their customers' online needs to provide privacy for people to manage their personal weight loss issues. In order to support innovative ways of business, NutriSystem determined they needed to upgrade and redesign their existing online business infrastructure with a solution that will scale with their rapidly growing customer base and enable advanced personal Web-based weight management tools with a highly resilient, future-ready networking solution.
"NutriSystem has been helping Americans achieve healthy weight loss for over 30 years now," said Brendon Perero, chief technology officer for NutriSystem. "However, in recent years we've experienced an overwhelming demand for more online services and applications. We selected Foundry Networks' ServerIron 850 application switches for their performance record."
The ServerIron switches accelerate Web-based applications and eliminate downtime caused by server and application failures. They are built with business-critical resiliency features and can be customized for specific performance and feature requirements, including hardware-based SSL acceleration to meet diverse application and data center infrastructure needs. Purpose-built with a modular architecture for superior performance and scalability, the switches can be expanded to meet growing traffic demands with ultimate investment protection for a number of years. To help protect NutriSystem's infrastructure and minimize customer impact, the ServerIron switches provide line-rate Denial of Service (DoS) protection. As NutriSystem grows its online business and customer base, it is inevitable that more performance will be needed in the infrastructure to handle additional traffic. Foundry's ServerIron 850 systems can be easily upgraded with more processing power on-demand in the future to meet new business requirements while fully protecting the investment.
"We are pleased NutriSystem has continued to be a valuable Foundry customer," said Bob Schiff, vice president and general manager, Enterprise Business Unit, Foundry Networks. "NutriSystem is an excellent example of one of our target customers, a business whose ability to generate customer growth and revenue relies heavily on its network reliability and application performance. Foundry's application switches are purpose-built for these types of environments where online application availability, performance and scalability are critical to the success of the business."
About NutriSystem, Inc.
Founded in 1972, NutriSystem (Nasdaq:NTRI) is a leading provider of weight management products and services. The Company offers a weight loss program based on portion-controlled, lower Glycemic Index prepared meals. The program has no membership fees and provides free online and telephone counseling.
About Foundry Networks
Foundry Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY) is a leading provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security and Web traffic management solutions, including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone switches, Layer 4-7 application switches, wireless LAN and access points, access routers and metro routers. Foundry's 10,400 customers include the world's premier ISPs, metro service providers, and enterprises, including e-commerce sites, universities, entertainment, health and wellness, government, financial and manufacturing companies. For more information about the company and its products, call 1.888.TURBOLAN or visit www.foundrynetworks.com.
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