Extreme Networks® of Santa Clara, Calif., founded in 1996, is a publicly listed company that designs, builds, and installs sophisticated Ethernet solutions that meet the toughest challenges in network connectivity and IP-based communications. Throughout its history, the Company has delivered more than 15 Million Ethernet ports and has established a presence in more than 50 countries. The Company increases the value of the network with its advanced software platforms that deliver meaningful insight and control to applications and services. This helps corporate enterprises and service providers who must have high performance, secure networks that support converged voice, video and data. Intelligence is enhanced with an extensible, flexible and secure protocol-based communication capability, allowing devices to talk to one another. Extreme Networks addresses a wide range of customers with wired and wireless network infrastructures. From corporate enterprises such as manufacturers, retailers, financial institutions, utilities and healthcare organizations, to large universities and K-12 school districts to federal and local governments worldwide. To complement its products, Extreme Networks provides a complete selection of professional services and custom offerings, including network design, enhanced visibility into flows and applications, voice and security testing, network kit implementation as well as technical assistance on a 24x7 basis to a global footprint. We take innovation very seriously at Extreme Networks®. Since the start of our company in 1996, it has been a key element in our corporate vision. We focus on creating a culture of innovation, encouraging employees to go beyond the usual solutions. Extreme Networks is responsible for many innovations in the networking industry and our decision to go beyond conventional thinking was essential to these accomplishments. One measure of our success is that these innovations have been embraced by enterprise IT managers and service providers. They rely on Extreme Networks products and services to help them meet their business goals today and to be ready for tomorrow’s tough challenges. We are proud to be among one of the first companies to: * Introduce Gigabit Ethernet products that were tested at full wire-speed with zero packet loss * Offer patented Quality of Service (QoS) capability on IP/Ethernet networks * Deliver carrier-class Ethernet for metro area networks * Offer patented network level resiliency protocols for IP/Ethernet networks * Deliver a unified solution that allows wired and wireless devices, applications and equipment to share the same infrastructure and management tools * Deliver a truly modular switching operating system for enterprises and metro service providers * Introduce a voice-class modular switch for the network edge Insight and Control As voice, video and data converge network designers everywhere are posing the all important question—What will it take to implement a converged IP network that improves productivity of diverse users accessing the network with a variety of devices, all the while meeting budget restrictions and government mandated security regulations? With meaningful insight and unprecedented control, Extreme Networks can help customers with the demands of their business—merging together converged applications, diverse user groups, multiple device types and security mandates, providing the best possible user experience. Solving the Tough Stuff Our innovative spirit, outstanding products and customer commitment, combined with our history of building some of the largest networks in the world, has given us a unique perspective on solving tough network challenges. As advisors we go beyond to recommend and deliver the best technical solutions to our customers, not based on what we manufacture, but based on what their business requires. Extreme Networks continues to help customers build an open converged network that is designed to solve their tough business challenges with our insight and control capabilities.