F5 Networks, Inc. is a provider of Application Delivery Networking (ADN) technology that secures and optimizes the delivery of network-based applications and the security, performance and availability of servers, and other network resources. The Company's principal products are application delivery controllers (ADCs) that include the Company's BIG-IP family of appliances and its line of scalable VIPRION systems. These products are deployed in front of Web and application servers, balancing traffic and performing compute-intensive functions, such as encrypting and un-encrypting transmissions, screening traffic for security threats, maintaining open connections with servers, speeding the flow of traffic, managing access to applications and data and a range of other functions that improve the security, performance, and availability of applications. In February 2012, the Company acquired Traffix Systems.