Foundry Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of high performance enterprise and service provider switching,routing,security and application traffic management solutions including edge and backbone Ethernet switches,Web and content aware application switches, network wide security solutions, wireless LAN and access points, wide area access routers and internet provider edge and service provider core MPLS routers. Foundrys customers include the worlds premier ISPs, Metro service providers, and enterprises including e commerce sites,universities,entertainment, healthcare,government,financial,manufacturing companies,technology and high performance computing (HPC) sites. The network has become a mission-critical aspect of todays organization. It is responsible for far more than just enabling the applications that drive business operations. Todays network infrastructures have become complex extensions of business operations that must adapt to rapid growth,data intensive applications, security threats, and new technologies that push network limits.