F5 Networks says it is acquiring NGINX, one of the most popular web servers on the internet today, for $670 million. The deal is a huge one for F5, which… Read More
Marijuana review and discovery platform Leafly has a new CEO in Tim Leslie, who was previously VP of Amazon Prime Video International. Leslie’s appointment follows the departure of former Leafly… Read More
The ongoing transition of F5 Networks from a hardware to a software company continues to drag on its growth. For its first fiscal quarter, which ended Dec. 31st, Seattle’s F5… Read More
Kara Sprague’s dad was an attorney and her first choice for college was Harvard University, leading to a career in law. But when that offer didn’t come through and a spot… Read More
Tyler Walser needed a new direction. A born and bred Seattleite, Walser’s studies and career have taken him to a variety of places, starting in the military, then to film… Read More
F5 Networks started out the calendar year by warning investors that revenue growth would be fairly slow as it continues to pivot from a hardware company to a software company,… Read More
Francois Locoh-Donou has a different perspective than a lot of CEOs do. An immigrant from Togo who came to the U.S. via France, Locoh-Donou worked as a telecom executive before landing… Read More
Mike Convertino was not surprised by Russia’s meddling in the 2016 U.S. election through its weaponization of social media, allowing it to sow fear, uncertainty and doubt among voters. And… Read More
In a tumultuous year for Amazon Studios, Amazon’s motion picture and video division, head of film Jason Roppell has stepped down, according to Screen Daily. The move comes after an… Read More
F5 Networks announced a round of job cuts Wednesday as part of its third quarter earnings, as it continues to shift the long-term direction of the company. The company is… Read More
F5 Networks beat Wall Street expectations for its third quarter as the company continues to transition its business to focus more on cloud computing. F5 reported net profits of $150.1… Read More
Seattle-based security technology company F5 Networks hired Mary Gardner, a veteran information security executive, to be its new chief information security officer. F5 said in a press release that Gardner’s… Read More
Washington Governor Jay Inslee appointed Suzi LeVine, a former ambassador and tech executive, to serve as the commissioner of the state’s Employment Security Department. In the new role, LeVine will play… Read More
F5 Networks told Wall Street analysts earlier this year that it expects slow revenue growth as it shifts its business from the data center era to the cloud computing era.… Read More
A revamped F5 Networks executive team made its pitch to Wall Street investors in New York Thursday, hoping to convince them the company is managing the tricky transition to the… Read More
After a rough year, F5 Networks got off to a good start Wednesday, reporting earnings that beat Wall Street expectations and announcing the appointment of four new senior executives. Revenue… Read More
Roscoe Bass could easily have been passed over by the technology industry. “I don’t have much history in tech,” said the 35-year-old Shoreline, Wash., resident. “Before this, I was a… Read More
Kyle Rowe is very into bikes. He spent the past four years in the Seattle Department of Transportation working on various biking initiatives, including the pilot program that brought thousands… Read More
Seattle’s F5 Networks ended its 2017 fiscal year on an up note, posting revenue and net income that exceeded analyst expectations after a couple of rough quarters to start new… Read More
F5 Networks announced in July that its longtime chief operations officer Edward Julian Eames is retiring at the end of the fiscal year. Tuesday, we learned about one of the… Read More
F5 Networks laid off a number of people across the company this week, GeekWire has learned, after two straight disappointing financial quarters hit the Seattle-based application delivery and network security… Read More
Francois Locoh-Donou knows what it is like to be an outsider. The son of a black father and a white mother, the newly-appointed CEO of Seattle-based F5 Networks was derided… Read More
Amazon is close to locking down one of the most high-profile office projects in the Seattle region, indicating that it is nowhere near done growing its Seattle presence. The Rainier… Read More
F5 Networks missed third-quarter revenue expectations by a sizable margin, as slower demand outside the U.S. and customer hesitation around some of its cloud products hurt its business, the company… Read More
There’s plenty of talk about what Seattle’s seemingly all-enveloping technology industry is doing to affordability, diversity and the culture of the place, and whether it’s putting the squeeze on artists who… Read More
This week, F5 Networks signed the biggest office lease of the year in Seattle, in a striking new skyscraper under construction in the heart of downtown. F5 is a major employer in… Read More
Updated below with financial terms of the lease. F5 Networks has leased all of the office space in an eye-catching skyscraper under construction in downtown Seattle, previously known as The Mark, the company… Read More
F5 Networks reported gains in revenue and net income for its second quarter Wednesday, but fell short of expected targets, and investors were not happy. Shares of the Seattle-based network… Read More
Capping a year-long search, Seattle’s F5 Networks today announced that Francois Locoh-Donou, an engineer and former top network-technology executive, will become CEO and president effective April 3. He will also… Read More
F5 Networks, a Seattle-based provider of hardware and software to increase networked-application speed and security, posted revenue of $516 million for its first FY17 quarter ended Dec. 31, up 5.4 percent… Read More