September 10, 2002 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — F5 Networks Inc. (F5.com), a leading provider of Internet traffic management solutions, announced yesterday that it remains the primary provider of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) acceleration products, in the Layer 4-7 Switch/Load Balancer with SSL category, according to an Infonetics Research report.
SSL is the industry standard for securing Web applications and continues to be top criteria for most enterprises buying Web optimization hardware solutions.
According to the Infonetics report, F5 increased its lead to 67 per cent unit market share and 79 per cent revenue market share in the first half of 2002.
“F5′s Internet traffic management products are positioned at a strategic point in the network, inspecting all traffic, making their decision to integrate SSL into their switches and appliances a wise move,” said NeilOsipuk, directing analyst at Infonetics Research.
“We’ve witnessed widespread SSL adoption by our customers because our BIG-IP solution, in addition to SSL acceleration, also serves as an enforcement point for securing application and Web services,” said Dan Matte, vice-president of product management and marketing at F5 Networks.
