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Foundry Selected As Preferred Network Vendor For Major Infrastructure Upgrade By Top U.S. University

University of Georgia chooses Foundry to provide Industry-Leading, High-Performance Network Equipment for Campus Wide Networking Initiatives Through 2008

San Jose, July 12th, 2005 – Foundry Networks®, Inc. (Nasdaq: FDRY) a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, today announced that the University of Georgia (UGA), one of the top ranked academic institutions in the U.S., selected Foundry Networks for a campus wide upgrade and as their preferred networking partner. UGA will deploy Foundry's industry leading, high-performance and scalable Layer 2/3 core and edge switches for a campus wide network upgrade that will provide connectivity to the school's 45 thousand students, faculty, and staff.

As a leading university, UGA is upgrading its networking infrastructure to keep pace with the complex demands and requirements of research and teaching applications and to deploy a reliable, scalable, secure, and high-bandwidth technology with assured performance levels. For its new network, the University of Georgia selected Foundry's BigIron MG8 switches for the network backbone and FastIron SuperX switches for the network edge. The network will support 10 Gigabit Ethernet to provide connectivity to various research networks, including the Southern Light Rail initiative.

"The core network infrastructure is a key component in supporting the strategic goals and objectives of The University of Georgia," said Mike Dennis, Director of Operations and Infrastructure for Enterprise Information Technology Services at UGA. "The decision to partner with Foundry for our next generation network provides value and a competitive edge for the University and was based on a thorough selection process."

Following a competitive selection process, UGA chose Foundry's technology based on price/performance, port density and its rich feature set. As an existing Foundry customer, UGA wanted to leverage Foundry's latest product offerings with their existing gigabit Ethernet network.

"Foundry is pleased to have been selected as UGA's preferred network equipment provider responsible for their network upgrade initiative," said Bob Schiff, vice president of product marketing for Foundry. "We value our ongoing partnership and this opportunity to work with UGA to ready their network to handle the new services and anticipated traffic growth over the next several years."

About Foundry Networks

Foundry Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FDRY) is a leading provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security and Web traffic management solutions, including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone switches, Layer 4-7 application switches, wireless LAN and access points, metro routers and core routers. Foundry's 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. For more information about the company and its products, call 1.888.TURBOLAN or visit www.foundrynet.com.

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