- Extreme Networks
Infobox_Company | company_name = Extreme Networks
company_
company_type = Public (NASDAQ [http://quotes.nasdaq.com/asp/SummaryQuote.asp?symbol=EXTR&selected=EXTR EXTR] )
company_slogan = Get insight and control from Extreme Networks.
foundation =1996
location_city = Santa Clara, California
location_country = USA
key_people = CEO and President:Mark Canepa
Chairman of the Board:Gordon Stitt
Chief Financial Officer: Karen Rogge
industry = Telecommunications hardware
products =Switches ,Network Management ,Security ,Wireless
revenue = profit 358.6 million USD (2006 )
num_employees = 869+ (November 2006)
homepage = [http://www.extremenetworks.com www.extremenetworks.com]Extreme Networks nasdaq|EXTR founded in 1996, is a publicly listed company that designs, builds, and installs
Ethernet network solutions for enterprise andcarrier class (metro) networks.Corporate History
October 1996 - Extreme Networks acquired
Mammoth Technology September 1997 - Extreme Networks aided in providing the first
multi-vendor Gigabit Ethernet backbone atNetworld + Interop 97April 1999 - Extreme Networks announced Initial Public Offering
December 1999 - Extreme Networks Achieved Million Port Milestone in Switch Port Shipments to Internet
Service Provider and Enterprise CustomersFebruary 2001 - Extreme Networks acquired
Optranet March 2001 – Extreme Networks acquired
Webstacks January 2004 - Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 10808 Switch Named Technology Product Of The Year by
InfoWorld June 2005 - Extreme Networks Announces
Wireless LAN Solution withConverged Data and VoiceAugust 2006 – Extreme Networks appoints
Mark Canepa as Chief Executive OfficerJuly 21, 2008 -
Software Freedom Law Center [http://www.softwarefreedom.org/] Files GPL Violation Lawsuit [http://www.softwarefreedom.org/news/2008/jul/21/busybox/] Against Extreme Networks, Inc.Financial information
Extreme Networks trades on the
NASDAQ Market with a ticker symbol of [http://quotes.nasdaq.com/asp/SummaryQuote.asp?symbol=EXTR&selected=EXTR EXTR] . As of June 30, 2006, shares issued and outstanding were 117.3 million shares. Extreme Networks revenue for Fiscal Year 2006 was 358.6 million.External links
* [http://www.extremenetworks.com Extreme Networks official website]
* [http://www.softwarefreedom.org/news/2008/jul/21/busybox/ GPL Violation Lawsuit by Software Freedom Law Center]
* [http://www.softwarefreedom.org/ Software Freedom Law Center homepage]
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