SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 15, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Foundry Networks(r), Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, was named a Finalist in the Network Infrastructure category for the Best of Interop Las Vegas 2007 awards by CMP Technology's Network Computing and Interop. Interop Las Vegas 2007 will take place May 20-25 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
Entries across seven categories were reviewed by the judges, award-winning editors from CMP Media's Network Computing, who selected the products they believe have the greatest potential to impact and advance technology and business efficiencies. Winners will be announced after the judges meet with the nominees and analyze the products and technologies during Interop Las Vegas 2007. The awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 22 at 4:00 p.m. in the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
The editors of Network Computing, the only technology analysis media brand that is built for IT Professionals by IT Professionals, reviewed numerous submissions and selected the BigIron(r) RX-32 as a Finalist in the Infrastructure category. The Best of Interop Awards are designed to help IT and network managers shorten the evaluation process in assessing new technology products. By identifying innovative products debuted at Interop, the Best of Interop Awards assist in the quest for creative solutions.
Set for public announcement at Interop Las Vegas 2007, the BigIron RX-32 is an extension to the award-winning BigIron RX-Series of enterprise Layer 2/3 switches. Prior to being named a finalist at Interop Las Vegas 2007, the existing BigIron RX-Series switches won numerous awards worldwide and was awarded two prestigious "Best of Show" awards at Networld + Interop (N+I) Las Vegas 2005.
"We are pleased to have been named an award finalist for the Best of Interop Las Vegas 2007," said Bobby Johnson, president and CEO for Foundry Networks. "Foundry's BigIron RX-32 is the technological quantum leap large enterprises, data centers and high-performance computing environments need to enable future-ready broadband solution that will unleash the full power of converged networking."
"The Best of Interop Awards recognize the latest technological advancements in several category areas. Finalists chosen for each category have proven to the judges, each experts in their assigned categories, that they are the ones to watch in the market," said Art Wittman, Editor-in-Chief of Network Computing.
For more information about the Best of Interop categories and awards, visit http://www.bestofinterop.com/.
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.foundrynet.com.
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