| Extreme Networks | |
|---|---|
| Type | Public (NASDAQ EXTR) |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California, 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 |  358.6 million USD (2006) |
| Employees | 869+ (November 2006) |
| Slogan | Get insight and control from Extreme Networks. |
| Website | 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 and carrier 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 at Networld + Interop 97 April 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 Customers February 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 with Converged Data and Voice August 2006 – Extreme Networks appoints Mark Canepa as Chief Executive Officer
Financial information
Extreme Networks trades on the NASDAQ Market with a ticker symbol of [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.
