Still Innovating in Networking: A10 CEO Lee Chen (Part 6)

SM: What is the nature of the application delivery kernel? What kind of optimization can you gain? LC: We designed all of our own hardware, and we used mostly merchandised chipsets. Because of that, our hardware is very efficient. We are designed for very fast application layer processing and deep packet scanning.

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Still Innovating in Networking: A10 CEO Lee Chen (Part 5)

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Still Innovating in Networking: A10 CEO Lee Chen (Part 4)

SM: Silicon Valley is full of personalities. Steve Jobs is the most iconic, but somehow we are a very individualistic culture. Some of the most successful entrepreneurs are highly idealistic. LC: Absolutely. They are driven and focused. They can set the march and others will follow and achieve their goals.