Singapore-Based Singapore Computer Systems Agrees to Distribute F5 Networks' Products

Business Wire, April 30, 1999

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 1999--

-- Leading Computer Systems Integrator and Reseller in Southeast

Asia to Resell F5 Internet Traffic Management Products --

F5 Networks, Inc., a leading provider of Internet Traffic Management (ITM) products, today announced that Singapore-based Singapore Computer Systems (SCS) has agreed to purchase and resell F5's products under a contract being finalized by both parties.

SCS, with annual revenues of US$300 million, is one of the largest IT systems integrators in the Asia Pacific region. This contract calls for SCS to market F5's BIG/ip(R) and 3DNS(tm) Controllers and see/IT(tm) Network Management Console to end-users in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong and Mainland China.

"SCS is a fast-growing company and the premier reseller for HP and Compaq in Southeast Asia. This agreement immediately opens the door for F5 to those major accounts while also allowing us to quickly penetrate the rest of this virtually untapped market," says Jeff Hussey, F5 CEO.

"SCS recognizes the rapid growth of the Internet in Asia -- indeed Singapore is in the top five as far as Internet users and traffic per population is concerned," explains Ng Tong Sing, SCS executive vice president, operations. "Recognizing this huge growth and its subsequent opportunities early has allowed SCS to take the lead in bringing innovative solution-driven Internet technologies like those of F5 to the Asian market. Our partnership with F5 is a statement to SCS' commitment to being a major regional player in the Internet solutions and E-commerce space."

As part of the arrangement, F5 and SC intend to support F5's products in the region through tradeshows, intensive sales and technical training, seminars and direct sales and marketing efforts.

About SCS:

Singapore Computer Systems (SCS) is a one-stop IT service provider with key competencies in IT Consulting, Systems Integration, Outsourcing, Network and E-Commerce services. Other services include design and implementation, business recovery services, provision of a wide range of computer hardware and software through systems integration and many more. Incorporated in 1980, SCS, which started off from a humble outfit of 20 pioneers, has developed into a premier provider of information technology services in the Asia Pacific region with a staff strength of more than 1,900 employees constituting a wide range of expertise and competencies. SCS has also established strong international links through a network of overseas subsidiaries, joint ventures and representative offices. SCS has operations in Australia, Brunei, China, Hongkong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand and the United States of America. The company's website is at http://www.scs.com.sg.

About F5 Networks, Inc.

F5's Internet Traffic Management products support a wide range of operating systems and hardware platforms including those from: Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW), Hewlett Packard (NYSE:HWP), Compaq (NYSE:CPQ), Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT), Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL), IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Intel (Nasdaq:INTC). F5 products work with leading IP-based applications, including legacy host, mainframe, Java, CORBA-based, and client/server applications from vendors such as SAP (NYSE:SAP), BAAN (Nasdaq:BAANF), Novell (Nasdaq:NOVL), Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL, and PeopleSoft (Nasdaq:PSFT).

F5 is a privately held software company that delivers High Availability and Quality Control for business-critical Internet sites. Our mission is to provide the finest products and services that equip our customers with Quality Control of their servers, networks, content, and traffic management and analysis. F5 is headquartered in Seattle, WA, and has offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Boston, New York, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., London, England, and Munich, Germany. F5 is located on the web at www.f5.com.