ADVISORY/Foundry Networks CEO Bobby Johnson Delivers Keynote at N+I Atlanta

Business Wire, Sept 9, 2002

    Assignment Editors/High-Tech Writers
    ADVISORY...for Tues. (Sept. 10)
    Networld Interop and COMDEX Atlanta

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WHO:    Bobby Johnson is the president and CEO of Foundry Networks
        (NASDAQ:FDRY), a high performance networking company that
        focuses on a total end-to-end IP infrastructure solution
        consisting of Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone
        switches, Layer 4-7 Web switches, and Metro routers. As
        founder and president, Mr. Johnson has guided both the
        evolution of Ethernet networking technology and the global
        expansion of the company. Before founding the company in May
        1996, he held numerous management positions, including
        founder, president and CEO of Centillion Networks, president
        and CEO of Tri-Data and vice president and general manager of
        internetworking at Network Equipment Technologies (NET). After
        achieving a degree in Computer Science at North Carolina State
        University, Bobby started his career as an SNA architect at
        IBM.

WHAT:   Keynote speaker at NetWorld Interop Atlanta 2002

        Title -- Ethernet -- The Global Network Technology

        Ethernet has been developing at an accelerated pace since the
        mid-1990s. Focusing on next generation technology for
        enterprises and service providers, Bobby Johnson, CEO, Foundry
        Networks, Inc. will offer a look at the history of Ethernet's
        evolution, the latest trends, and their implications for
        Ethernet's future. He will examine leading industry technology
        such as Quality of Service, VLANs, Gigabit over Copper, 10
        Gigabit Ethernet, Voice over IP, 10 Gig clustered/parallel
        computing, advanced Layer 2 functionality, and Multi-Protocol
        Label Switching (MPLS). For enterprises, Mr. Johnson will
        discuss how Ethernet is network of choice for education,
        healthcare, public administration, finance, and motion
        pictures. For service providers, Mr. Johnson will cover the
        latest advancements in Ethernet for Metro Networks. Ethernet
        is the global network technology for today and for the future

        *Note to editors: There will be a Q&A session immediately
        following the keynote for editors and analysts at the same
        location.

WHEN:   Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

WHERE:  Sidney J. Marcus Auditorium at the Georgia World Congress
        Center, Atlanta, GA

    About Foundry Networks

    Foundry Networks(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:FDRY) is a leading provider of
high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing
and Web traffic management solutions including Layer 2/3 LAN switches,
Layer 3 Backbone switches, Layer 4 - 7 Web switches and Metro Routers.
Foundry's 4,700 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. Some of these customers
include: AOL (NYSE:AOL), EarthLink, China Telecom, MSN (NASDAQ:MSFT),
Verio, Cable & Wireless (NYSE:CWP), Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO), Incyte
Genomics, Inc. (NASDAQ:INCY), Deutsche Bank, The University of
Washington, University of Miami, Institut National de Recherche en
Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA) of France, The British Library,
U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy, NASA and the National Space Development
Agency of Japan. For more information about the company and its
products, call 1.888.TURBOLAN or visit www.foundrynetworks.com.

    Foundry Networks, and the 'Iron' family of marks are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Foundry Networks, Inc. in United States and
other countries. All other trademarks are the properties of their
respective owners.

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    CONTACT: Foundry Networks
             Michele Arnold, 408/586-1897
             marnold@foundrynet.com

    KEYWORD: TRACK CALIFORNIA GEORGIA
    INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NETWORKING PRODUCT ADVISORY TRADESHOW
    SOURCE: Foundry Networks