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WEBVISIONS AND F5 NETWORKS FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE TO DELIVER INTELLIGENT CONTENT AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

Singapore, 14 July 2000 - Webvisions Pte Ltd, Singapore's leading web hosting company, and F5 Networks, a leading provider of Internet traffic and content management products, today announced a strategic alliance to deliver high-performance traffic and content management solutions for mission-critical Internet applications.

Webvisions will offer F5 Networks' 3-DNSÒ and BIG-IPÒ products to meet its increasing customer demand for high-powered, reliable and scalable Internet hosting solutions. F5 Networks' 3-DNS and BIG-IP will be offered as part of Webvisions' managed services line, which combine high-speed Internet connectivity and 24/7 environment, with a range of services that include firewall management, system backup and administration, E-commerce gateways and content aggregation.

"We see an increasing need from our own customer base for mission-critical applications that fortify customer network performance, optimize end-user quality and ensure continuous application availability," said Roger Lim, Chief Executive Officer of Webvisions. "F5 Networks' BIG IP and 3-DNS enhance Webvisions' services by offering our customers the option for improved control over the performance of their network infrastructure.

3-DNS is F5's award winning wide-area, high availability, intelligent load balancing product for companies competing in the exploding digital economy. With 3-DNS enterprises, service providers and global e-commerce companies are able to deliver rich and dynamic content faster and more reliably to end users and customers - regardless of where they are located.

The BIG-IP Content Switch is built on Intel's IXP1200 network processor and combines advanced software capabilities including SSL management, HTTP header load-balancing, and URL parsing to offer businesses an advanced way to intelligently manage Internet content and high volumes of traffic at available line speeds.

"This new alliance marks our dedication to bring top performance Internet management solutions to our customers across the globe. F5's next generation offerings are definitely on target to help organisations manage their e-infrastructure cost-effectively," said Leigh Wilson, F5 Networks' Managing Director (Asia Pacific). "Given Webvisions' significant presence in the e-business market in this region, they are the ideal partner for us. As they expand their presence and open new data centers in India and other strategic Asian markets, we are very interested in growing with them."

About Webvisions

Webvisions Pte Ltd, founded in 1996, is Singapore's leading web hosting provider. Webvisions hosts over 7,000 businesses internationally and provides a comprehensive range of dedicated web hosting services, such as E-commerce, server co-location, application and database hosting, to its regional and international clientele. For more information about Webvisions, please visit the company's web site at http://www.Webvisions.com

About F5 Networks

F5 Networks is the leading provider of Internet Traffic and Content Management (iTCM) products. The Company's integrated suite of high-performance products automatically and intelligently manages Internet traffic and content to improve the availability and performance of mission-critical Internet servers and applications. F5 Networks helps companies avoid the risk of being burdened with ill-performing networks that do not meet end user expectations, while enabling network administrators to better control and predict the performance of their infrastructure. F5 Networks' products are designed to provide a new level of fault tolerance by shielding users from system failure; optimizing response times to user requests and data flow; and cost-effectively managing an organization's Internet infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Columbus, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington, D.C., Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, The Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden and the United Kingdom. F5 Networks is located on the Web at www.f5.com.

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